Legal Opinion
Elliott v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 2001PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
After playing a few innings of softball at an athletic field located at John F. Kennedy High School, a public school in the Bronx, plaintiff claims that he left the field and headed toward an adjacent set of bleachers. He climbed five rows of seating and sat on the top row. There were no handrails on either of the open ends of the bleachers. Ten minutes later, when it began to rain, plaintiff attempted to descend the bleachers. After taking his first step, he lost his balance and fell approximately four feet to the ground below, sustaining injuries.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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