Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 2004PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
These appeals involve the tragic deaths of three New York City police officers killed in the line of duty. Plaintiffs seek recovery under General Municipal Law § 205-e, which creates a statutory right of action where an officer’s injury or death is caused by a violation of certain statutes, ordinances, rules, orders and requirements of a governmental entity. In each case, the Appellate Division dismissed plaintiffs’ claims, finding that section 205-e liability could not be sustained. For the reasons that follow, we now affirm in both cases.
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A. McCormick
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