D.T. v. Rich

In D.T. v. Rich, 24 N.Y.3d 1103 (2014), the Court of Appeals set forth the standard for an institution caring for a minor as "a duty to provide the degree of care and supervision that a reasonable parent would provide". In, D.T., the infant plaintiff, "a neglected 13-year-old child" at a residential facility operated by defendant left the facility without permission and was injured when struck by a motor vehicle. The Court held that it is up to the jury to decide if a parent of ordinary prudence in similar circumstances would have necessarily employed different means to protect plaintiff under the facts of that case.