ALESSI v. BOY SCOUTS OF AM. GREATER NIAGARA FRONTIER COUNCIL, INC.


247 A.D.2d 824 (1998)

668 N.Y.S.2d 838

Dorothy Alessi, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Jacob Karrer, an Infant, Respondent, v. Boy Scouts of America Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Inc., Appellant. (Action No. 1.) Dorothy Alessi, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Jacob Karrer, an Infant, Respondent, v. Boy Scouts of America, Inc., et al., Appellants. (Action No. 2.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

February 4, 1998


Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Defendants contend that Supreme Court erred in denying their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint based on primary assumption of risk. They assert that plaintiff's 11-year-old son assumed the risk of injury when he went sledding on a slope where there were rocks and trees. We disagree. "Generally, whether the plaintiff assumed a risk by...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases