Mentillo v. County of Cayuga

This is a related action to that brought by the same plaintiff against the City of Auburn and Police Department of the City of Auburn, decided herewith (2 Misc 2d 818). In this action the plaintiff seeks to recover damages as a result of being shot by Vincenzo D ’Agnesi, an alleged insane person. It is alleged that D ’Agnesi was on parole from Willard State Hospital and that he became violent and that the defendant sheriff and the defendant county were notified of such condition and were requested to take D’Agnesi into custody, and that they failed to do so, and by reason of such negligence…