Legal Opinion
Zmitrowitz v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 6, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Graffeo, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Monserrate, J.), entered November 10, 1998 in Broome County, ..upon a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff.
The issue presented on appeal is whether defendants, two coaches and various school officials, were entitled to a directed verdict at trial absolving them of liability for injuries sustained by plaintiff Natasha J. Zmitrowitz (hereinafter plaintiff), a 14-year-old who was struck in the face by a softball during a school varsity and junior varsity pitching session. On the basis that Supreme Court properly denied the motion for a…
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