Legal Opinion
Young v. Koch
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wallace R. Cotton, J.
The court holds that where the City of New York (hereinafter referred to as City) and its police officer employee are defendants in a tort action which had been instituted prior to July 13, 1979, and the City is subsequently held liable to the plaintiff therein upon the ground that its police officer, who was negligent, was acting within the scope of his employment, the City is under a statutory duty to indemnify the police officer for the reasonable value of attorneys’ fees which he had incurred in retaining private counsel to defend him in the tort…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Seif v. City of Long BeachNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Finger Lakes Racing Ass'n v. New York State Racing & Wagering BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Giblin v. Nassau County Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Williams v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Cahn v. Town of HuntingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Banks v. YokemickDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Banks v. YokemickDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Phillips v. LegeretAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Opn. No., New York Attorney General Reports1994