Legal Opinion

Seidel v. White Plains City School District

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 10, 2000PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Coppola, J.), entered April 21, 1999, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.

Contrary to the Supreme Court’s determination, the defendants failed to make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law. They did not produce sufficient evidence that the so-called “floor hockey” game in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hubbard v. East Meadow Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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