Legal Opinion
Banks v. Freeport Union Free School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 2003PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Warshawsky, J.), dated March 27, 2002, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The infant plaintiff allegedly was injured on a school playground when, during the course of playing on the “monkey bars,” she failed to catch hold of one of the bars and fell to the ground.
The defendant established its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that the wood chip…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Lopez v. Freeport Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Merson v. Syosset Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Leggio v. GearhartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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