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Ross v. New York Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

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

Decided August 10, 2006PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara R. Kapnick, J.), entered January 10, 2005, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Student athletes assume the “commonly appreciated risks which are inherent in and arise out of the nature of the sport generally and flow from such participation” (Morgan v State of New York, 90 NY2d 471, 484 [1997]) where such risks are “fully comprehended or perfectly obvious” (Turcotte v Fell, 68 NY2d 432, 439 [1986]). However, an educational institution, “its employees, agents and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Morgan v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Turcotte v. FellNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Fintzi v. New Jersey YMHA-YWHA CampsNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. Karr v. Brant Lake Camp, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Musante v. Oceanside Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Braile v. Patchogue Medford School Dist. of Town of BrookhavenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Viola v. Carmel Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Bukowski v. Clarkson UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Shakura T. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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