Sykes v. County of Erie

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 2000-03-30

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OPINION OF THE COURT Memorandum. The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs. Plaintiff injured his knee when he stepped into a recessed drain near the free throw line while playing basketball on an outdoor court owned by defendant. Although the doctrine of assumption of risk does not exculpate a landowner from liability for ordinary negligence in maintaining a premises, there…

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