FARIAS v. CITY OF NY


101 Misc.2d 598 (1979)

Fidel Farias, Individually and on Behalf of Julio Farias and Others, Infants, et al., Plaintiffs, v. City of New York et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

March 1, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reavis & McGrath for plaintiffs. Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel (Mark L. Schwartz of counsel), for City of New York, defendant. McGovern & Dawson for New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, defendant. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General, defendant pro se.


EDWARD J. GREENFIELD, J.

In 1978, as it has every spring for as long as one can remember, "The Greatest Show on Earth", Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus, came to town. Although child performers had always appeared as an integral part of the circus during its engagements in New York City, in 1978, the activities and exploits of "that daring young man on the flying trapeze", and nine other performers...

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