Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Judges Mark C. Dillon See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THEOPHANE A. MERRILL, Respondent, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant. (Appeal No. 1.) (Claim No. 61659.) Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated at the Court of Claims, Lowery, J. ( Merrill v. State of New York, 110 Misc.2d 260.)