Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. American Youth Hostels, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1957PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge M. Fanelli, J.
This motion, brought by plaintiff pursuant to subdivision 6 of rule 109 of the Rules of Civil Practice, to strike out two separate and distinct defenses because of legal insufficiency, presents many interesting questions concerning conflict of laws, charitable corporate immunity and construction of agreements of exemption from liability for negligence.
The action is one to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s 15-year-old daughter, which occurred on July 29, 1956, while said infant, together with a group of other children, was engaged in a venture of climbing Mt. Hood, in the State of…
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- F. A. Straus & Co. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Poplar v. Bourjois, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
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