BRANCH v. COUNTY OF SULLIVAN

No. 93

25 N.Y.3d 1079 (2015)

34 N.E.3d 349

12 N.Y.S.3d 598

2015 NY Slip Op 04756

SHAREN BRANCH, as Administratrix of the Estate of ROBERT BASTIAN, Deceased, Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SULLIVAN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 9, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sussman and Watkins, Goshen ( Michael H. Sussman of counsel), for appellant.

The Law Offices of Bryan R. Kaplan, Monticello ( Bryan R. Kaplan of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges READ, PIGOTT, RIVERA, ABDUS-SALAAM and FAHEY concur; Judge STEIN taking no part.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In the early morning hours of November 8, 2007, 17-year-old Robert Bastian (decedent) was socializing with fellow students in the dormitory where he resided on the campus of Sullivan County Community College (SCCC or the College) when he experienced sudden cardiac arrest and died. In January 2009, plaintiff Sharen Branch, decedent's mother and the...

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