Legal Opinion
Ferraro v. Board of Education
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1961PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnthony J. Di Giovanna, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,674.
The action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the infant plaintiff as a result of an assault committed upon her person by another student assigned to the same class as plaintiff in Junior High School.
It is claimed that the defendant, through its principal and teachers, had knowledge of the vicious propensities of this other student to do harm to others and that they failed in their duty to protect the plaintiff from her.
According to the principal of this Junior High School this…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ohman v. Board of Educ. of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Collentine v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Curcio v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Clark v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Abbott v. New York Public LibraryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Collins v. School Bd. of Broward CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Cruz Costales v. Estado Libre AsociadoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1963
- Logan v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Connett Ex Rel. Connett v. Fremont County School District No. 6Wyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Christofides v. Hellenic Eastern Orthodox Christian ChurchCity of New York Municipal Court · 1962
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