Case Name: Richard Vitagliano, an Infant, by His Guardian ad Litem, Thomas Vitagliano, et al., Respondents, v. Board of Education of the City of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1960-12-19
Citations: 12 A.D.2d 655
Docket Number: 
Parties: Richard Vitagliano, an Infant, by His Guardian ad Litem, Thomas Vitagliano, et al., Respondents, v. Board of Education of the City of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 655–655

Head Matter:
Richard Vitagliano, an Infant, by His Guardian ad Litem, Thomas Vitagliano, et al., Respondents, v. Board of Education of the City of New York, Appellant.

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered January 14, 1960, in favor of plaintiffs, after a jury trial. The infant plaintiff, while in his classroom awaiting dismissal for the day, was hit in his right eye by a blackboard eraser thrown by a classmate, causing said plaintiff to lose his sight in said eye. Judgment reversed and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. In our opinion the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. Beldock, Ughetta and Christ, JJ., concur; Nolan, P. J., and Kleinfeld, J., dissent and vote to affirm.