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LISA DiCHIARO, etc., et al., Appellants, v. DELORES GAPANOFF, et al., Respondents.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The then-11-year-old infant plaintiff was playing on a trampoline in the defendants' backyard when she fell and injured her elbow. The plaintiffs subsequently commenced this action against the defendants, alleging that the injuries that the infant plaintiff sustained resulted from the defendants' negligence in entrusting a dangerous instrument to her.

The determination of whether a particular instrument is dangerous depends upon the "nature, complexity, and size of the instrument as well as the age and proficiency of the infant utilizing it" (see, Sorto v. Flores, 241 A.D.2d 446, 447 ). Where the record is sufficiently developed, such a determination may be made as a matter of law (see, Sorto v. Flores, supra). Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court properly concluded as a matter of law that the trampoline was not a dangerous instrument.

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DiCHIARO v. GAPANOFF
(Mar 27, 2000)