Maxwell v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Milonas, J.
This action is for damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution. Plaintiff Terence Maxwell, Jr. herein appeals from a reversal by Appellate Term of a judgment of the Civil Court, Bronx County, following a jury trial, which awarded him the amount of $175,000 plus interest and costs. The Appellate Term granted the motion by the City of New York for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and dismissed the complaint. According to that court, "even viewing the evidence most favorably to the plaintiff who prevailed at trial, the evidence was sufficient, as a…
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