TURCOTTE v. FELL


68 N.Y.2d 432 (1986)

Ronald J. Turcotte et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Jeffrey Fell et al., Respondents, and New York Racing Association, Inc., Appellant-Respondent, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Curnin, Marshall Cox, Eric Hellerman and Ellen Perle for appellant-respondent.

Sheldon M. Rosen, Edward M. Cooperman and Barney T. Levantino for respondents-appellants.

Jeffrey Barist, George O. Richardson, III, and Robert C. Napier for respondents.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur.


SIMONS, J.

The issue raised in this appeal is the scope of the duty of care owed to a professional athlete injured during a sporting event. The defendants are a coparticipant and his employer and the owner and operator of the sports facility in which the event took place.

Plaintiff Ronald J. Turcotte is a former jockey. Before his injury he had ridden over 22,000 races in his 17-year career and achieved...

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