Legal Opinion
Rosensweig v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1959No. Claim 31049PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
Knocked out by Roger Donoghue in the eighth round of a bout held in Madison Square Garden on August 29, 1951, following two very hard blows to the head, George Flores died several days later of cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral edema. This suit for wrongful death followed, it being alleged by his administrator that the State of New York was negligent in licensing and permitting Flores to fight when it knew, or should have known, that he was not in proper physical condition to engage in the fight. Flores had participated in two earlier fights, one on July 24, the other on August 14 (also…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Broderick v. Cauldwell-Wingate Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Moore v. Charles T. Wills, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Zwirn v. GalentoNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Fitzsimmons v. New York State Athletic CommissionNew York Supreme Court · 1914
- Lavitt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Halpin v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Classen v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1985
- Classen v. IzquierdoNew York Supreme Court · 1987
- Dunckley v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1987
- Muhammad Ali v. Division of State Athletic Commission of the Department of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
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