Legal Opinion
Bonsignore v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 3, 1981No. 78 Civ. 0240 (ADS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge:
On the morning of December 20, 1976, Blase Bonsignore (“Bonsignore”), a 23-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, shot and severely injured his wife, Virginia Bonsignore (“plaintiff”), and then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Plaintiff was struck by five bullets, which inflicted brain damage and caused motor dysfunction; several fragments remain in her body and brain. The weapon used in the shootings was Bonsignore’s .32 caliber “off-duty” revolver, which he was obligated as a police officer to have in his possession…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Bonsignore v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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