Residents of a student boarding house had no obligation to supervise an 18-year-old college freshman who got drunk at their party and fell out a second floor window, an appellate court has held.
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, concluded in a 3-1 opinion that since the student was an adult, he cannot sustain a negligent supervision claim, notwithstanding the fact that he was below the legal drinking age and his hosts allegedly condoned underage drinking.
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