Legal Opinion
Anthony Oddo v. Queens Village Committee for Mental Health for Jamaica Community Adolescent Program
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 2017No. 9PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Abdus-Salaam, J.
On this appeal challenging the denial of a motion for summary judgment, we consider whether the defendant mental health and substance abuse treatment facility owed a duty of care to plaintiff, who was assaulted by one of defendant’s discharged residents. Because defendant discharged the resident from the program, and thus lacked control over him at the time of the incident, we hold that defendant owed no duty of care to plaintiff.
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Nonparty Sean Velentzas was arrested for holding a cab driver at gunpoint and forcing him to withdraw money from an ATM.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- D'Amico v. ChristieNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Hamilton v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Eiseman v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Purdy v. Public AdministratorNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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