Chapman v. . Selover
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered May 8, 1916, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict and granting a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered May 8, 1916, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict and granting a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The board of village trustees was authorized by statute to adopt the ordinance in question, and the provisions of the statute authorizing its adoption were complied with in all respects. (L. 1910, ch. 374, § 288; People v. Chapman, 88 Misc. Rep. 469; People v. Stevens, 13 Wend. 341; People v.…
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The action is for false arrest. On July-19, 1914, the plaintiff drove his automobile in the village of Tully, Onondaga county, at a greater rate of speed than fifteen miles an hour. He was arrested, without a warrant, by a police officer of the village. A village ordinance regulating motor vehicles establishes a speed limit of a mile in four minutes, and provides that offenders shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $50. The validity of this ordinance is the question to be determined.
Section 287 of the Highway Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 25) requires “ every person…
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