Hephzibah v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Kathryn E. Freed, J.), entered May 30, 2013, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff alleges that she suffered injuries when she was knocked over on a crowded sidewalk during the course of a police chase. The complaint alleges that the police action was undertaken negligently, in reckless disregard for the safety of pedestrians and in violation of Police Department rules and regulations regarding pursuit of low-level suspects. Defendants moved to…