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McDonald v. Central School District No. 3

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 14, 1943
289 N.Y. 800 (N.Y. 1943)
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In McDonald, the board of education had apparently passed a rule, which had been "conveyed to the children and the driver", that the children, after departing from a school bus, should cross the street directly in front of the bus.

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Opinion

Argued November 23, 1942

Decided January 14, 1943

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, VAN VOORHIS, J.

James M. Ryan and Mial V.B. Smith for appellants.

Perry E. Leary and Charles A. Cusick for respondent.

Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: FINCH, RIPPEY, CONWAY and DESMOND, JJ. Dissenting: LEHMAN, Ch. J., LOUGHRAN and LEWIS, JJ.

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McDonald v. Central School District No. 3

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 14, 1943
289 N.Y. 800 (N.Y. 1943)

In McDonald, the board of education had apparently passed a rule, which had been "conveyed to the children and the driver", that the children, after departing from a school bus, should cross the street directly in front of the bus.

Summary of this case from Price v. Manistique Schools

In McDonald v. Central School Dist. No. 3 (289 N.Y. 800) the school district was found liable for injuries received by a student who crossed in front of the school bus and was struck by an automobile approaching the bus from the rear.

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McDonald v. Central School District No. 3

Case Details

Full title:CECELIA L. McDONALD, an Infant, by WILLIAM McDONALD, Her Guardian ad…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 14, 1943

Citations

289 N.Y. 800 (N.Y. 1943)
47 N.E.2d 50

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