Legal Opinion
Shante D. v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 21, 1994PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, and the certified question answered in the affirmative.
According to the trial testimony, on March 4, 1986, when plaintiff was a third-grade student in Community School 30 in Manhattan, she was sexually assaulted by two other girls in a school bathroom. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor, finding that defendants’ negligence was the proximate cause of her injuries. The trial court set aside the jury’s verdict on defendants’ motion. The Appellate Division reversed Supreme Court’s…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Mirand v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Schrader v. Board of Education of Taconic Hills Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- McLeod v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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