Legal Opinion
Lorenzo v. Monroe Community College
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order and judgment unanimously reversed, with costs, and motion denied. Memorandum: Plaintiff, a student in Monroe Community College, in the fall of 1976 enrolled in a gymnastics course taught by defendant Sylvia Yeager. On October 26, 1976 she was injured in class when she fell in attempting to do a "straddle vault” by jumping over a "horse”, after observing a classmate successfully perform that exercise. She had never before attempted that feat. Instructor Yeager was the only teacher of the class of 30 students and at that time she was in another part of the gymnasium and did not witness…
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- Falk v. GoodmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Clark v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Darrow v. West Genesee Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Gardner v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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