Legal Opinion
Forester v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided March 18, 1996No. Claim No. 82582PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Terry Jane Ruderman, J.
Claimant alleges that, on June 21, 1990, his karate instructor at the State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY), Nazim Ali, assaulted claimant and caused him to sustain *532personal injuries. Claimant seeks damages on the theory that Ali was an employee of SUNY and that SUNY is vicariously liable for Ali’s acts. The trial of the claim was bifurcated and this decision pertains solely to the issue of liability.
In June of 1990, claimant, a full-time student at SUNY, enrolled in statistics and karate for the summer session held from June 11th until…
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