Legal Opinion

Tenay v. Culinary Teachers Ass'n of Hyde Park

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 4, 2008No. 07-0200-cvPublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff-Appellant Mark Tenay appeals from the judgment by the district court granting the motion for summary judgment of Defendant-Appellee the Culinary Institute of America (“Institute”). In this diversity action, Tenay alleged that, during a Skills II class taught by Institute Chef James Heywood, he was injured in a fall caused by a wet floor condition in the classroom. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the remaining facts and the proceedings in the district court.

We review a grant of summary judgment de novo, “examining the evidence in the light most favorable to, and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. Piacquadio v. Recine Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Brady v. Town of ColchesterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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