Legal Opinion
Smalls v. Board of Education
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided May 28, 1982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Nat H. Hentel, J.
In this nonjury trial, plaintiff seeks damages for the consequences of an alleged false arrest and imprisonment he claims were initiated by the Board of Education of the City of New York.
FINDINGS OF FACT — PLAINTIFF’S VERSION
On May 16,1980, plaintiff, then a 17-year-old student at Bay side High School, decided to cut classes for the rest of his school day at 11:00 a.m., and left his school without permission. Plaintiff, in the company of four other black male youths aged 15 to 17, who were all about the same height (5 feet, 9 inches), except one, and who…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Broughton v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. Scott D.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Young v. Board of Education of Central School District No. 6New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. JacksonAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1971
- Sanders v. RolnickAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1947
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Raysor v. Port Authority Of New York And New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Lopez v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Raysor v. Port AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- People v. WilliamsNew York Supreme Court · 1999