Legal Opinion
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Village of Hempstead
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 1979PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
This appeal arises out of an action brought by plaintiff Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company for declaratory *221judgment that it is not required either to defend or to pay any award of damages that may be made in an action brought by defendant Lawrence Critelli under the Civil Rights Act (US Code, tit 42, § 1983) against defendants Stephens and Russo, police officer employees of defendant Village of Hempstead. The claim in the Federal action was that Critelli had been injured when struck on the head, face and body by the officers’ nightsticks as they attempted to…
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by105 opinions
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