Heard v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1993-10-21

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OPINION OF THE COURT Simons, J. Plaintiff David Heard was seriously injured when he dove off a jetty into shallow water at Rockaway Beach in Queens. Moments earlier, a lifeguard had ordered Heard and his companions to leave the wooden structure. Heard resisted the order, telling the lifeguard he wanted to make…

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