Legal Opinion
Lawes v. Board of Education
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1965PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Plaintiff Nuvia Alicia Lawes, a pupil at Public School No. 144 in Brooklyn, was struck by a snowball thrown by a fellow pupil while she was on her way from her home to her classroom after lunch on February 17, 1960. Plaintiff, then 11 years old, suffered a serious eye injury. A judgment for $45,000 has been rendered against the Board of Education and affirmed by a divided Appellate Division.
The snowball was thrown on school property in a yard between the street and school entrance, but this was not during a recreation period. Children were then on the property on their way into the school…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ohman v. Board of Educ. of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Hoose v. S. S. DrummNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Clark v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Wilber v. City of Binghamton, Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Maurer v. Board of Education of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
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3Cited by113 opinions
- Mirand v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Benitez v. New York City Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Convey v. City of Rye School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Brandy B. v. Eden Central School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- David v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
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