Johnson v. City of New York

OPINION

IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.

Plaintiff brings this action for damages against the City of New York and certain of its police officers alleging false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The jurisdiction of this Court is based on diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Pursuant to our direction, this case was tried to the Court on the issue of liability only (all counsel consented). For the reasons set forth below, we find in favor of defendants.

Barbara Yelverton was murdered early in the afternoon of December 28, 1969 at One Washington Square Village in New York…