Legal Opinion
Harris v. New York, Westchester & Boston Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 12, 1935PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUntermyer, J.
The plaintiff, a passenger on the defendant’s railroad, in two causes of action contained in the complaint charged the defendant with false arrest and slander. At the conclusion of the case the complaint was dismissed by the court upon the ground that no detention of the plaintiff sufficient to constitute an arrest had been shown and that the words alleged to have been uttered concerning the plaintiff were not slanderous per se.
The facts to which the plaintiff testified and which, though denied by the defendant’s witnesses, the jury could have found to be established, are as follows: The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Villemin v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Pandolfo v. Bank of BensonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- Weiner v. LevitonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
3Cited by8 opinions
- Privitera v. Town of PhelpsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Klein v. McGauleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- Levy v. NissaniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
- Blumenfeld v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
- Mishkin v. RoreckNew York Supreme Court · 1952
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.