APPLEBAUM v. NEMON Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: A day care center was sued after a child died. The court found the center had a duty to render reasonable aid but no duty to provide medically trained staff (e.g., for CPR) or conduct emergency drills. The plaintiffs also failed to prove causation.
Legal Significance: Establishes that while a special relationship (e.g., day care-child) creates a common law duty to render reasonable aid to an imperiled person, this duty does not extend to requiring specialized medical training like CPR or proactive emergency drills, absent a statute or regulation.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
David and Suzanne Nemon (appellees) brought a wrongful death and survival action against a day care center and its employees (appellants) after their two-year-old son, Howard, died. Howard was found unconscious on the playground. An employee summoned an officer of the center, Sanford Applebaum, who examined the child, called for an ambulance, and administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. A second call was made for an ambulance due to a perceived delay. Howard was transported to a hospital and was pronounced dead three days later, having been brain dead upon his initial arrival at the hospital. The jury did not find that the day care center was responsible for the child’s initial injury. However, the jury found the center was negligent for (1) failing to provide adequate life-saving aid and (2) failing to instruct its employees in emergency measures, and that this negligence proximately caused the death. The trial court entered judgment for the Nemons based on the verdict. The day care center appealed, arguing it owed no such specific duties and that the plaintiffs failed to prove proximate cause.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Does a day care center’s common law duty to render reasonable aid to a child in its custody, arising from their special relationship, require it to provide employees with specialized medical training or to conduct emergency drills?
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Legal Issue
Does a day care center’s common law duty to render reasonable aid to a child in its custody, arising from their special relationship, require it to provide employees with specialized medical training or to conduct emergency drills?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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Flash Summary
- A day care has a special relationship with a child, creating