Legal Opinion

Torres v. City of New York

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

Decided March 26, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Larry S. Schachner, J.), entered February 2, 2012, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied the motion of the municipal defendants (City) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against them, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Dismissal of the complaint as against the City is warranted in this action where the 14-year-old decedent drowned after she and friends scaled a fence, ignored signs prohibiting swimming, and entered into the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Herman v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Cohen v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Fox v. Central Park Boathouse, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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