Legal Opinion

Benedict v. Board of Education

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

Decided September 28, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this action to recover for personal injuries sustained by *972their four-year-old son (Thomas) when he fell from gymnasium bleachers owned and maintained by defendant. Defendant interposed a third-party complaint against Thomas’s aunt, alleging that she was negligent in supervising Thomas at the time of the accident. Supreme Court properly granted the motion of third-party defendant for summary judgment dismissing the third-party complaint. Third-party defendant demonstrated her entitlement to judgment as a matter of law…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Reed v. Pawling Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. Hanley v. East Moriches Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Pitkewicz v. KaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. Pitkewicz v. Boy Scouts of America, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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