Bufano v. National Inline Roller Hockey Ass'n
Cases that cite this one
5 later published cases cite this decision.
- Deutsch v. Woodridge Segway, LLC (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
- Deutsch v. Woodridge Segway, LLC (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
- Schwartz v. Martin (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2011)
- Brookner v. New York Roadrunners Club, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2008)
- Millan v. Brown (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
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Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Scancarelli, J.), entered June 2, 1999, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The injured plaintiff, Jack Bufano, was a member of an inline roller hockey league. To become a member of the league Bufano paid $25 annual dues and signed a registration form, which contained a release of liability. Bufano was injured in a fight with another player during a game. Contrary to the plaintiffs’ contention, General Obligations Law § 5-326 does not void the release Bufano signed, since the $25 he paid was not paid to the owner or operator of a recreational facility (see, Stuhlweissenburg v Town of Orangetown, 223 AD2d 633). In addition, the liability release he signed expressed in clear and
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