Legal Opinion
Turcotte v. Fell
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1986PublishedCited by 569 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
The issue raised in this appeal is the scope of the duty of care owed to a professional athlete injured during a sporting event. The defendants are a coparticipant and his employer and the owner and operator of the sports facility in which the event took place.
Plaintiff Ronald J. Turcotte is a former jockey. Before his injury he had ridden over 22,000 races in his 17-year career and achieved international fame as the jockey aboard "Secretariat” when that horse won the "Triple Crown” races in 1973. On July 13, 1978 plaintiff was injured while riding in the eighth…
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