Legal Opinion
Shufelt v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 2, 1981PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a wrongful death action, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered November 26, 1979, in favor of defendant, upon a jury verdict. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. The parties were in agreement that a police officer, in defendant’s employ, fired the shots which proved fatal to plaintiff’s decedent. The question to be decided was whether the homicide was justified. Reversible error was committed when statements of defendant’s employees which were for the most part self-serving and consistent with their…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Marine Midland Bank v. John E. Russo Produce Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. TorreNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Crawford v. NilanNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Mashley v. KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Garb v. Amalgamated Properties, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Borgo v. SontagAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983