Court Affirms Summary Judgment for School District in ‘High-Sticking’ Case

A New York state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment to a school district in a case in which a plaintiff, who was injured in a floor hockey game, alleged that the district was responsible for the plaintiff’s injury.   In siding with the school district, the appeals court also held that the trial court should have sided with the defendant on the plaintiff’s claim that there had been a negligent instruction by the coach in defining high-sticking