Legal Opinion

Colarossi v. University of Rochester

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 6, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Plaintiff, an undergraduate student, was shot without provocation by a nonstudent while standing outside a fraternity house located in a residential area of defendant’s campus known as the “fraternity quad.” Plaintiff alleged that inadequate security and lighting were a proximate cause of his injuries. Supreme Court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, and by a divided Court the Appellate Division reversed and granted defendant summary judgment.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Maheshwari v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Rodriguez v. New York City Housing AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1995

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Curcio v. East Coast Hoops, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. Dean v. City of BuffaloDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2008
  3. Milton v. I.B.P.O.E. of the World Forest City Lodge, 180Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Wolinsky v. KEE YIP REALTY CORP.New York Court of Appeals · 2004

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