Garcia v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
The issue presented on this appeal concerns whether defendant New York City Board of Education (Board of Education) may be found liable for the sexual assault of a kindergarten student, who was sent to the bathroom alone and unsupervised.
Plaintiff, by his mother, commenced this action by the service of a summons and verified complaint, asserting that the school was negligent in permitting the attack on plaintiff infant, and that such attack was reasonably foreseeable. The salient facts of this action are not in dispute. On October 27, 1988, the infant plaintiff, a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mirand v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Pratt v. RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Lawes v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- 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
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