Bassett v. City of Rye

In an action to recover damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution pursuant to 42 USC § 1983, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Berliner, J.), dated August 26, 2011, which, upon a jury verdict in their favor, granted that branch of the defendant’s motion which was, in effect, pursuant CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the jury verdict and for judgment as a matter of law dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, that branch of the defendant’s motion which was, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set…