Legal Opinion

Lopez v. Shaughnessy

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

Decided April 19, 1999PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries and for civil rights violations, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Barone, J.), entered April 27, 1998, which granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.

On or about October 6, 1994, at about 4:45 p.m., the plaintiff, who was then an inmate at the Westchester County Jail, allegedly suffered personal injuries when he was attacked by other inmates. In October 1995 he…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Felder v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. White Light Productions, Inc. v. On The Scene Productions, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Kent Development Co. v. LiccioneNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Jackson v. Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. Level 3 Communications, LLC v. DeBellisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Eckardt v. City of White PlainsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Welch v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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