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SUSAN FEINSILVER, APPELLANT, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Supreme Court properly dismissed the complaint. Liability may not be imposed upon the defendants, which are governmental entities, absent the existence of a special duty together with justifiable reliance thereon by the plaintiff to her detriment (see, Johnson v. New York City Bd. of Educ., 249 A.D.2d 370). The plaintiff's status as a teacher is insufficient, without more, to create the requisite special duty, as she was in the same position as every other school employee (see, Bisignano v. City of New York, 136 A.D.2d 671). Moreover, the mere hiring of security guards did not create a special duty to protect the plaintiff, as they were not hired specifically to protect her or a limited class of teachers of which she was a member (see, Blanc v. City of New York, 223 A.D.2d 522, 524).

The plaintiff's remaining contentions are without merit.

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FEINSILVER v. CITY OF NEW YORK
(Nov 6, 2000)