Elie v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*717“On a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) for failure to state a cause of action, the court must afford the pleading a liberal construction, accept all facts as alleged in the pleading to be true, accord the plaintiff the benefit of every possible inference, and determine only whether the facts as alleged fit within any cognizable legal theory” (Breytman v Olinville Realty, LLC, 54 AD3d 703, 703-704 [2008]; see Leon v Martinez, 84 NY2d 83, 87 [1994]). A municipality may not be held liable pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 solely on a theory of respondeat superior (see Monell…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Allen v. Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Breytman v. Olinville Realty, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Johnson v. Kings County District Attorney's OfficeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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