Legal Opinion
Langley v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 1972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for false arrest and false imprisonment, defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered December 21, 1971 upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, and complaint dismissed. At about midnight on May 18, 1966 the police of the defendant city went to a gas station in response to a call, where the attendant told them that two men, one armed with a pistol, had attempted to rob him. He stated that a struggle ensued during which he seized the gun and threw one of the men…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Schultz v. . Greenwood CemeteryNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Stearns v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1960
- Morgan v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Day v. LevineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Saunders v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1958
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Broughton v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- ROBERTS BY ROBERTS v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Dillard v. City of SyracuseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Lee v. City of Mount VernonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Feldman v. Town of BethelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984