Legal Opinion
Paul v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided May 17, 1963No. Claim No. 37916PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell G. Hunt, J.
The claimant seeks to recover money damages for an alleged false arrest and imprisonment by members of the New York State Police force. The arrest and detention occurred on August 11, 1959, in the Village of Monticello, Sullivan County.
It appears that a member of the State Police, in the line of duty, was in the claimant’s office in a gasoline station, of which he was the manager (illegal search and seizure are not involved) and the former saw on the claimant’s desk a small-coin slot machine (such was the charge). The machine was owned by the claimant. The device was operated by the police…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schultz v. . Greenwood CemeteryNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Freedman v. New York Society for Suppression of ViceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- Freedman v. N.Y. Society for the Suppression of ViceNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Ranke v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1954
- Ranke v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
3Cited by3 opinions
- Pawloski v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1965
- Martin v. Orange County Publication, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1965
- Johnson v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975