Legal Opinion

Kischel v. Flamik

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

Decided November 12, 1940Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action for false arrest and imprisonment, judgment for defendant unanimously affirmed, with costs. The showing as contained in the depositions and information called upon the defendant as a justice of the peace to make a judicial determination, for which he cannot be held liable even though it were erroneous. (Vittorio v. St. Regis Paper Co., 239 N. Y. 148, 152; Swart v. Richard, 148 id. 264; Smith v. Bell & Fyfe Foundry Co., 127 App. Div. 278; McCarg v. Burr, 106 id. 275, 279.) Present — Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Carswell, Johnston and Taylor, JJ.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Vittorio v. St. Regis Paper Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
  2. Smith v. Bell & Fyfe Foundry Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908