Legal Opinion

Krumbiegel v. Riverhead Central School District

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 27, 2007Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Costello, J.), dated March 27, 2006, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

“Schools are under a duty to adequately supervise the students in their charge and they will be held liable for foreseeable injuries proximately related to the absence of adequate supervision” (Mirand v City of New York, 84 NY2d 44, 49 [1994]). However, “[s]chools are not insurers of safety . . . for they…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mirand v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Lawes v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  3. Ohman v. Board of Educ. of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
  4. David v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. Gattyan v. Scarsdale Union Free School District No. 1Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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