Legal Opinion
Yarborough v. City University of New York
New York Court of Claims
Decided October 21, 1987No. Claim No. 72194PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gerard M. Weisberg, J.
We are called upon, inter alia, to examine the application of assumption of risk and CPLR article 14-A to teacher-student situations in view of the recent decision of the Court of Appeals in Turcotte v Fell (68 NY2d 432).
This is a claim for damages arising from personal injuries sustained by claimant, Thressia Robertson Yarborough, while a student at York College (York), a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY). Jurisdiction is vested in this court pursuant to Education Law § 6224. The trial was bifurcated at claimants’ request and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Turcotte v. FellNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Gross v. SweetNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Broderick v. Cauldwell-Wingate Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Merkley v. Palmyra-Macedon Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Franco v. ZingarelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Doe v. Yale UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Delbridge v. Maricopa County Community College DistrictCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1994
- Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Pritchard v. Von HoutenCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
- Storch v. Syracuse UniversityNew York Supreme Court · 1995
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