Sharen Branch v. County of Sullivan

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In the early morning hours of November 8, 2007, 17-year-old Robert Bastían (decedent) was socializing with fellow students in the dormitory where he resided on the campus of Sullivan County Community College (SCCC or the College) when he experienced sudden cardiac arrest and died. In January 2009, plaintiff Sharen Branch, decedent’s mother and the administratrix of his estate, commenced this wrongful death action against defendant Sullivan County (the County); she alleged that the County…