Legal Opinion
Ismail v. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 27, 1990No. Nos. 960, 1227, Dockets 89-7671, 89-7751PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from an action commenced to recover damages based on the conduct or, more precisely, the misconduct of a New York City police officer.
The action originally came on for trial before a jury and Peter K. Leisure, District Judge, in the Southern District of New York. The jury on March 7, 1989, found appellant/cross-appellee Scott Cohen liable on the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) claim and on pendent state law claims. That jury also found appellant/cross-appellee City of New York liable on a theory of respondeat superior on the state law claims. The jury awarded…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jett v. Dallas Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Alonzo Wayne Taylor v. The Washington Terminal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by88 opinions
- Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- James K. Lee v. Michael EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Quinn v. Nassau County Police DepartmentDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- Trademark Research Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Maxwell Online, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Payne v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
83 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.