Brown v. City of New York

In an action to recover damages, inter alia, for false arrest, plaintiff appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated January 2, 1980, which denied his motion (a) to dismiss the affirmative defense of probable cause, (b) for summary judgment as to liability on the causes of action for false arrest, false imprisonment and assault, and (c) for a trial on the issue of damages, and (2) as limited by his brief, from so much of a further order of the same court, dated May 12, 1980, as, upon reargument, adhered to the original determination. Appeal from the order dated…