Dailey v. State

Claimant sues the State of New York for damages for false arrest and imprisonment and for assault and battery by a State trooper. It is undisputed that claimant was arrested, taken to the State police barracks, lodged in jail, spent a night there and on the following afternoon paid a fine of $10 upon a plea of guilty to a violation of section 1221 of the Penal Law. It is also undisputed that some time between about 9:30 o’clock Saturday night,'when claimant was arrested, and 7:15 o’clock Sunday morning, when the witness Widman, Putnam County jailer, came on duty for the day, claimant…