Legal Opinion
LaRocca v. Pleasant Valley Little League
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 28, 2005PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Dolan, J.), dated June 11, 2003, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the plaintiff’s contention, the defendants established their entitlement to judgment as a matter of law based upon the doctrine of assumption of the risk ordinarily associated with being a spectator at a sporting event (see Akins v Glens Falls City School Dist., 53 NY2d 325 [1981]; Koenig v…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Muniz v. Warwick School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Honohan v. TurroneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Koenig v. Town of HuntingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Clark v. Goshen Sunday Morning Softball LeagueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cohen v. Sterling Mets, L.P.New York Supreme Court · 2007
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