Hines v. City of Buffalo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Callahan, J.
The issue for our determination is whether a prior jury verdict of no cause of action in favor of police officers in an action in Federal District Court under section 1983 of title 42 of the United States Code bars a subsequent State court action under tort law against the municipality employing them based on the same acts asserted in the prior Federal action. Further, we must decide whether a court may grant permission to file a late notice of claim in order to assert a cause of action for malicious prosecution when the initial notice of claim, timely filed,…
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