Barnes v. County of Nassau
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
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O’Connor, J. P.
Should a county be permitted to amend its answer to interpose a defense of immunity against a claim of negligent placement and supervision of an infant in foster care? For the reasons stated below, we answer this question in the negative and thus affirm Special Term which denied the county defendants’ motion for leave to amend and for summary judgment.
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In July 1977, defendant Department of Social Services of the County of Nassau (hereinafter DSS) placed a four-year-old child and his sister in the foster home of defendant Margaret Toomer after the infant’s…
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