Legal Opinion
Oldham v. Eastport Union Free School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 28, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Whelan, J.), dated May 23, 2005, as denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
While a school is not the insurer of the safety of students (see Mirand v City of New York, 84 NY2d 44, 49 [1994]), a school owes a duty to adequately supervise students in its care and will be held liable for foreseeable injuries proximately related…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Mirand v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Doe v. RohanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Ghaffari v. North Rockland Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Rivera v. Board of Education of YonkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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