Legal Opinion

Frazier v. State

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 5, 1985PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and a new trial granted.

Claimant brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained on October 10, 1979 when one Robert Warner, an off-duty New York State correction officer employed at Green Haven Correctional Facility, shot him in the foot. Claimant, a bystander, was walking on the grounds of a housing project in Manhattan at the time and was injured when Warner shot him while pursuing two other men after they had allegedly robbed him. Warner, a peace officer (see, CPL…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Riviello v. WaldronNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Alifieris v. American Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Frazier v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. McCummings v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Mastroianni v. Inc. Village of HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Graham v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Becker v. City of New YorkCivil Court of the City of New York · 2002
  5. Parris v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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