Davis v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Doris Ling-Cohan, J.

*235Background

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death on behalf of the decedent, James E. Davis. The decedent was employed as a member of the New York City Council when he was, tragically, fatally shot by an assailant in City Hall’s Council Chambers on July 23, 2003. Plaintiff Thelma D. Davis, the mother of Mr. Davis and the administratrix of his estate, commenced this suit by the filing of a summons and complaint on or about April 14, 2004. The verified complaint alleges that defendants, the City of New York, the New…