Glazier v. Keuka College

—Order and judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries that he sustained during a tackle football game organized and played by students of two competing residence halls at defendant college. Supreme Court properly granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The record establishes that plaintiff assumed the risk of his injuries as a matter of law (see, Turcotte v Fell, 68 NY2d 432, 438-441). Plaintiff, an experienced football player, was aware that “being tackled in a violent manner is an…