Legal Opinion

Gilchrist v. City of Troy

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

Decided December 5, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Casey, J.

Appeals from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Hughes, J.), entered December 31, 1984 in Rensselaer County, which denied the motions of defendant and third-party defendant architects seeking summary judgment dismissing the complaint and third-party complaint.

The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether defendant breached its duty of care owed to the infant who was injured by an errant hockey puck while he was watching an amateur hockey game at an ice skating facility owned by defendant. We conclude that this issue must be decided in light of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Ingersoll v. Onondaga Hockey Club, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
  4. Zambito v. Village of AlbionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Sawyer v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Schneider v. American Hockey and Ice Skating CenterNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
  2. Hankey v. Ogdensburg City Sch. Dist.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2025
  3. Smero v. City of Saratoga SpringsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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