Legal Opinion
Holt v. City of Troy
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1974PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarold J. Hughes, J.
This is a motion by defendants to dismiss the third cause of action in the complaint on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction of the subject matter of the action and upon the further ground that it fails to state a cause of action.
On January 10, 1972, while the plaintiff Tjmothy Holt -was at the central police station in the City of Troy, he was *10allegedly shot in the leg by a police officer. The present action was commenced to recover damages for his personal injuries; the first cause of action is based on negligence, the second is based upon assault. The third .cause of action is…
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