Legal Opinion
Kriz v. Schum
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1989PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
In each of these cases the plaintiff1 was seriously injured as a result of diving from or sliding down a pool slide into the shallow end of a swimming pool. The common issue presented by their appeals is whether the records on these motions for summary judgment conclusively establish that the reckless conduct of the plaintiffs was the sole legal cause of their injuries (see, Howard v Poseidon Pools, 72 NY2d 972, 974; Boltax v Joy Day Camp, 67 NY2d 617). We conclude in Kriz v Schum that Julia Kriz’s conduct in sliding down a pool slide into the shallow end of a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Boltax v. Joy Day CampNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Howard v. Poseidon Pools, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Smith v. StarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Lynch v. Bay Ridge Obstetrical & Gynecological AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by127 opinions
- Rivera v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Liriano v. Hobart Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Tagle v. JakobNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Amatulli v. Delhi Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Heard v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
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