Opinion
November 13, 1997
Appeal from the Court of Claims (John Bell, J.).
The award deviates materially from what is reasonable compensation for this 34-year-old, severely handicapped resident of a State developmental center, who, as a result of a fire set by his roommate, sustained second-and third-degree burns to 15% of his body, including his legs and buttocks, was hospitalized for six weeks, and experienced excruciating pain during two skin graft procedures and various debridements and had to undergo a urethral catheter (CPLR 5501 [c]; cf., Luecke v. Bitterman, 240 A.D.2d 229).
Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Nardelli, Rubin and Mazzarelli, JJ.