Sauer v. Hebrew Institute of Long Island, Inc.

This personal injury suit was tried by the court without a jury.

It involves a facial injury sustained by the infant plaintiff on August 17, 1960, when he was a paid camper in the defendant’s Summer camp located in the Catskills. At the time he was 13 years of age and occupied a bunk with 6 other boys. A water fight was arranged to be held on that morning between the boys of his bunk and about 10 boys of two other bunks of the camp. The boys were approximately the same age, some were slightly younger.

This activity was planned, directed and supervised by the camp activities division head and…