Legal Opinion
Cook v. Madison County Chapter of New York State Ass'n of Retarded Citizens
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
*175OPINION OF THE COURT
William F. O’Brien, III, J.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
The underlying cause of action herein arose on September 1, 1998 at approximately 4:00 p.m. when plaintiff, a passenger on a bus owned and operated by defendant Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC), sustained injuries when the bus was involved in an accident in the Town of Stockbridge (County of Madison), New York. Plaintiff, an adult, who is mentally challenged, was a participant in defendant ARC’s sheltered employment program for disabled and retarded persons and rode the bus back and forth from her workplace. Plaintiff,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Lemon v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Claim of Holcomb v. Daily NewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Greene v. NYC SOC SERVS.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hill v. SpeckardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994