Merkley v. Palmyra-Macedon Central School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order and judgment unanimously modified, on the law, and as modified, affirmed, with costs to appellant, in accordance with the following memorandum: This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by a minor, Charles Merkley, when a fellow student, defendant Kevin Horton, dropped a shotput on Merkley’s right hand. The accident occurred during a physical education class at Palmyra-Macedon Central School. The evidence establishes that Merkley, who had thrown the shot was kneeling down holding one end of a tape to measure the distance, when Horton, who was either carrying…
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