Legal Opinion
Doe v. Holy See
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 14, 2005PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Mercure, J.P.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Rumsey, J.), entered October 6, 2003 in Tioga County, which granted certain defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.
Plaintiff, who was born in 1964, attended defendant St. Patrick’s Church grade school and Sunday school and served as an altar boy from 1974 until 1979 under the supervision of a priest who allegedly sexually abused him. In 2003, plaintiff commenced this action against St. Patrick’s Church, as well as defendants Holy See and Diocese of Rochester, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent retention and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Doe v. Holy SeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Langford v. Roman Catholic DioceseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Sharon B. v. Reverend S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Mars v. Diocese of RochesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Doe v. Holy See (State of Vatican City)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
3Cited by1 opinion
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