Legal Opinion
Leo C. Burke v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 5, 1959No. 25228_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff brought this action in the Southern District of New York seeking to recover damages for an alleged false arrest and imprisonment by defendant on February 13, 1953 in Stamford, Connecticut. After a trial without a jury a judgment was entered in plaintiff’s fav- or for $2,250, and defendant brings this appeal.
Early in 1953 information was received by one McAuliffe, a captain of defendant’s police department, concerning improper selling of defendant’s tickets. McAuliffe assigned one of his detectives, Currivan, to investigate. As a result of that investigation a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Sanders v. LeechCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- M. Salimoff & Co. v. Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- McGann v. AllenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Margaret S. Rodriguez v. Donald E. RitcheyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Gordon R. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- David M. Williams v. Rawlings Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- United States v. TraceskiDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1967
- Butler v. Goldblatt Bros., Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1977
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