SINDLE v. NEW YORK CITY TR. AUTH.


33 N.Y.2d 293 (1973)

James H. Sindle, an Infant, by Terance Sindle, His Parent, et al., Respondents, v. New York City Transit Authority et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. de Roos, Helen R. Cassidy, Stuart Riedel, John A. Murray and Abraham Satran for appellants.

Robert De Boissiere, Thomas Schleier and Peter J. Napolitano for respondents.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BREITEL, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur.


JASEN, J.

At about noon on June 20, 1967, the plaintiff, then 14 years of age, boarded a school bus owned by the defendant, New York City Transit Authority, and driven by its employee, the defendant Mooney. It was the last day of the term at the Elias Bernstein Junior High School in Staten Island and the 65 to 70 students on board the bus were in a boisterous and exuberant...

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