Legal Opinion

DeGala v. Xavier High School

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

Decided April 26, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (William J. Davis, J.), entered on or about September 21, 1993, which, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Questions of material fact remain as to whether the defendant school failed to protect plaintiff from "unassumed, concealed or unreasonably increased risks” regarding the wrestling practice drills (Benitez v New York City Bd. of Educ., 73 NY2d 650, 658). Although plaintiff was an experienced wrestler, the record indicates that he was unfamiliar with a rule in the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. Parisi v. Harpursville Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Schmidt v. Massapequa High SchoolAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Smith v. J.H. West Elementary SchoolAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Agosto v. City of New RochelleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Pfeifer v. Musiker Student Tours, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. Agosto v. City of New RochelleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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