Barretto v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J. P.
The New York City Board of Education appeals from a judgment awarding damages to plaintiff, an 181/2-year-old high school senior and member of the school’s volleyball team, who, on April 12, 1988, injured his spine and suffered paralysis from the chest down when, in the coach’s absence, during an equipment setup prior to the start of practice, he attempted a gymnastic dive over a half-raised volleyball net onto a mat, landing, not on his hands, as he intended, but on his head. The revised judgment awarded plaintiff approximately $15,000,000 in damages, past…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mirand v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Heard v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Lawes v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Curcio v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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