· 3/23/2022
People v. Attah
Citations
- 203 A.D.3d 1063
- 162 N.Y.S.3d 784
- 2022 NY Slip Op 02011
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- no fiduciary duty where any relationship between plaintiff and diocese was “based on no more than their shared religious affiliation and her role as a parishioner in a parish within the diocese” and where diocese never assumed any counselling role with plaintiff
- “Ordinarily, summary judgment is not an appropriate means to resolve claims of negligence because the question is usually one of fact. -6- However, a judge may decide the issue as a matter of law when no rational view of the evidence permits a finding of negligence.”
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