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Turcotte v. Fell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 5, 1981
84 A.D.2d 535 (N.Y. App. Div. 1981)

Opinion

October 5, 1981


In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., defendants Kelly and Noe appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Pantano, J.), dated April 28, 1980, as denied their cross motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. Order reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with $50 costs and disbursements, and cross motion to dismiss granted. The law is well settled that officials acting in a quasi-judicial capacity may not be held liable for decisions involving acts relating to such function (see Rottkamp v. Young, 21 A.D.2d 373, 375, affd 15 N.Y.2d 831). Defendants Kelly and Noe are stewards appointed pursuant to chapter 440 of the Laws of 1926 (as amd). Their duties include enforcement of the "Rules of the Race" (9 N.Y.CRR Part 4035) and in this capacity they are in the nature of quasi-judicial officials (cf. Meritt v. Swope, 43 N.Y.S.2d 902, 905, affd 267 App. Div. 519). Consequently, they may not be held liable for their alleged continuous negligent failure to call fouls and the complaint as against these defendants must be dismissed. In any event, we perceive no breach of any duty allegedly owed by appellants to the plaintiffs. Mollen, P.J., Damiani, Gibbons and Thompson, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Turcotte v. Fell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 5, 1981
84 A.D.2d 535 (N.Y. App. Div. 1981)
Case details for

Turcotte v. Fell

Case Details

Full title:RONALD J. TURCOTTE et al., Respondents, v. JEFFREY FELL et al.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 5, 1981

Citations

84 A.D.2d 535 (N.Y. App. Div. 1981)

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