418 U.S. 539 (1974) Cited 19,238 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that declaratory judgment as a predicate to a damages award would not be barred, but that a civil rights claim that would affect the duration of incarceration is foreclosed by Preiser
Ruling that on motion to dismiss under CPLR 3211, "court may freely consider affidavits submitted by the plaintiff to remedy any defects in the complaint"
Finding that letter submitted by defendant law firm failed to conclusively establish that the scope of its representation did not include matters relating to the alleged legal malpractice
In Ugarriza, the Court of Appeals determined that summary judgment should not be granted to the plaintiff, a passenger in a car driven by the defendant, where no affirmative act or omission constituting negligence had been alleged or proved.
Holding that "when a university has adopted a rule or guideline establishing the procedure to be followed in relation to suspension or expulsion that procedure must be substantially observed"
Holding that strong policy considerations militate against courts intervening in controversies relating to educational institution's judgment of student's academic performance