Legal Opinion
Gibbons v. Averill Park School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 23, 1992Published
1Opinion of the CourtHarvey, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Travers, J.), entered August 27, 1991 in Rensselaer County, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
On January 16, 1984, plaintiff Kelly A. Gibbons (hereinafter Gibbons), then 10 years old, was injured when she slid into a fence while taking part in ski lessons at the Jiminy Peak Ski facility in Hancock, Massachusetts. Gibbons was there as a member of a ski club on a ski trip sponsored by defendant. *573She and other students were being given lessons by a Jiminy Peak employee with equipment provided by Jiminy Peak.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ryan v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- La Ruffa v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Granite Construction Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991