Masters v. Becker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtChrist, J.
The single question is whether, with respect to a cause of action for assault, the definition of intent given by the trial court in its charge and in its ruling on an exception and a request to charge constituted reversible error. The court stated that the plaintiffs were required to establish that the infant defendant intended the act that resulted in injury, that she intended to commit an injury, and that she intended the very injury sustained by the infant plaintiff. The court also posed the question: “ Can a nine-year old, by her action, intend the injury which resulted in this case? ” To…
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