C.Q. v. Farmingdale Union Free School District

Summary

The Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed an order denying the Farmingdale Union Free School District's motion for summary judgment in a negligent supervision action. The court held that the School District did not establish prima facie that the infant plaintiff was adequately supervised or that the accident occurred too quickly to have been prevented.

Holdings

1. The School District was not entitled to summary judgment because it failed to establish prima facie that the infant plaintiff was adequately supervised or that the accident occurred in such a short span of time that it could not have been prevented.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the School District established prima facie that the infant plaintiff was adequately supervised at the time of the accident.
2. Whether the School District established that the accident occurred in such a brief span of time that it could not have been prevented.
3. Whether the School District was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the negligent-supervision claims.

Disposition

affirmed