Benitez v. New York City Board of Education

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1989-06-08

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OPINION OF THE COURT Bellacosa, J. In this personal injury action seeking damages arising from *654 a paralyzing high school football injury, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff Benitez on four separate theories of negligence against the New York City Board of Education (Board) and its Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL). The Trial Justice gran…

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