Legal Opinion
Tuttle v. Housing Opportunities Management & Essential Services, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 2001Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Walter J. Relihan, Jr., J.
*576I. The Facts
The plaintiff, now 30, suffered serious burns on December 8, 1992. The injury was inflicted by a friend, a guest in the plaintiffs Geneva Street apartment, when a hair spray solution was set alight and sprayed upon him. The friend was arrested and charged with assault and reckless endangerment.
Plaintiff was diagnosed as retarded at an early age. When not living at home, he participated in a number of institutional assisted living arrangements over a period of many years. In August 1990 he was admitted to a facility operated by the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pulka v. EdelmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- D'Amico v. ChristieNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Hamilton v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Eiseman v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Waters v. New York City Housing AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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