Legal Opinion

Du Chateau v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 18, 1999PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SULLIVAN, J. P.

On this appeal from the denial of defendant Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, which asserts claims for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, the essential underlying facts are not in dispute.

On August 11, 1994, plaintiff, a passenger on a Metro-North train, became upset when the conductor, Madeline Romanoski,1 insisted that he pay his fare notwithstanding his explanation that he had forgotten his monthly pass and that another conductor had, earlier that day, permitted him to ride free of *130char…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Broughton v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Colon v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. DeFilippo v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. Vernes v. PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1935

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Ramos v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Kraft v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
  3. Lupski v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. TADCO Construction Corp. v. Dormitory AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2010
  5. Mesiti v. WegmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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