Legal Opinion

Siegel v. City of New York

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

Decided August 12, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hutcherson, J.), entered July 25,1995, which, upon granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, dismissed the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

It is well-settled that " 'those who voluntarily participate in a sporting activity "may be held to have consented, by their participation, to those injury-causing events which are known, apparent or reasonably foreseeable consequences of the participation” ’…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Turcotte v. FellNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Maddox v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Pascucci v. Town of Oyster BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Reilly v. Long Island Junior Soccer League, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Ferraro v. Town of HuntingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Reynolds v. Jefferson Valley Racquet Club, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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