If the proposed claim does not state a valid cause of action the motion should not have been granted. (Siegel v. State of New York, 262 App. Div. 388.) Claimant seeks to recover the sum of $300, the alleged value of a ring stolen from claimant, and lost while in the custody of an assistant district attorney of the County of New York. The ring was held as evidence in connection with the prosecution of the thief. After the disposition of the criminal case claimant demanded...
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