Legal Opinion
Fintzi v. New Jersey YMHA-YWHA Camps
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 2001PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and defendant’s motion for summary judgment granted. The certified question should be answered in the negative.
Plaintiff Jonathan Fintzi, age 10, participated in a relay race at a summer camp operated by defendant New Jersey YMHA-YWHA. The race occurred on a grass field marked off by four cones, and the field was wet due to morning humidity and fog. While running the course, Jonathan slipped and fell twice on the wet ground. On the second fall, he broke his arm. Supreme Court denied defendant’s…
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