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Nash v. Port Washington Union Free School District
N.Y. App. Div.April 12, 2011Cited 31 times
Plaintiff WinPort Washington Union Free School District
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Dickerson
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Breach of Contract
Outcome
The appellate court affirmed summary judgment on liability for the plaintiff, holding that the school district breached its duty of care by leaving students unsupervised in a laboratory, and this breach was a proximate cause of the plaintiff's severe burn injuries.
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