Legal Opinion
Lee v. Maloney
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 16, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Phillip R. Rumsey, J.
On December 8, 1996, plaintiff Gregory Lee (hereinafter *993plaintiff) was injured while attempting to bench press 565 pounds, during a weightlifting competition sponsored by defendant Maloney Fitness, doing business as Club Nautilus. Defendant Michael Maloney, one of the owners of Maloney Fitness, served as one of the two spotters for the lift in question. As plaintiff was attempting to lift the weight bar, he claims he felt the bench tip or tilt underneath him, after which his shoulder slipped off the bench and the weight came down abruptly toward his…
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