Legal Opinion

Traficenti v. Moore Catholic High School

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 3, 2001PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Giamboi, J.), entered November 14, 2000, which denied defendants-appellants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff, who voluntarily participated in an extracurricular, school-sponsored high school cheerleading competition, was injured when, while performing a stunt, her spotter failed to catch her and she fell to the wooden gym floor. Both plaintiff and a then captain of the cheerleading squad testified that the coach of the team, a teacher at the school, failed to provide…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Fisher v. Syosset Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lomonico v. Massapequa Public SchoolsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Williams v. Clinton Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Moise v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2025
  4. Shakura T. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. Shakura T. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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