Legal Opinion
Hamburger v. Cornell University
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 1925PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
• Plaintiff was injured by the explosion of chemicals while a student in a chemical laboratory in Cornell University. She charges that the explosion was due to the negligence of professors and instructors, and to the incompetence as well as negligence of subordinate servants. The Appellate Division, reversing a judgment in her favor, has dismissed the complaint. The question to be determined is the extent of the defendant’s immunity as a charitable institution.
Students in the chemical laboratory were notified January 12, 1916, that they were to perform two experiments, one designated No. 84,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Parks v. Northwestern UniversityIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Kellogg v. Church Charity Foundation of Long IslandNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Roosen v. Peter Bent Brigham HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Herman v. . Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Perlmutter v. Beth David HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- President & Directors of Georgetown College v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Brigham Young University v. LillywhiteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Henderson v. Twin Falls CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1935
- Sheehan v. North Country Community HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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