Legal Opinion
King v. Cornell University
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 2013PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Phillip R. Rumsey, J.
Plaintiffs commenced this action seeking damages for the tragic death of their son, Khalil Jamal Godfrey King, who was a 19-year-old sophomore at Cornell University when he died in the early morning hours on August 28, 2010 after falling from a cliff over 200 feet tall into the Fall Creek Gorge on the Cornell campus. Defendant moves for summary judgment. Plaintiffs oppose the motion and seek leave to amend the caption.
The following facts are undisputed. The primary account of King’s last hours and minutes was provided by his friend and *453fellow Cornell…
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