DeLuca v. School District

CAESAR, J.,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

I. BACKGROUND

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, January 17,1986, Mary DeLuca slipped on a substance which had leaked onto Farrell School property from a trash bag placed by the curb outside of the Farrell School by school employees. Having slipped, Mrs. DeLuca fell into a school fence and hedge, then onto the sidewalk, whereby she suffered cuts, bruises, a slight concussion and a hairline fracture of the left shoulder.1 Mrs. DeLuca received treatment for her injuries over a several month period from both John F. Kennedy Hospital and Dr. Ziev, her…