Blanca C. v. County of Nassau
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gibbons, J. P.
The issue raised on this appeal is whether foster parents may properly be regarded as employees of the county which has committed infants to their care, for the purpose of imposing vicarious liability upon said county and its Department of Social Services for injuries inflicted upon the children by said foster parents. In our view, this question must be answered in the negative.
*525In 1972, the Nassau County Bureau of Children’s Services removed the infant plaintiffs from the care and custody of their natural mother, Carmen M., and shortly thereafter committed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tango v. TulevechNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Bartels v. County of WestchesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People Ex Rel. Ninesling v. Nassau County Department of Social ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Paige v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Andrews v. County of OtsegoNew York Supreme Court · 1982
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