Legal Opinion
Creary v. Village of Mamaroneck
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 29, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Special Term erred in summarily dismissing so much of plaintiff’s complaint as sought to recover damages for malicious prosecution. An indispensible element of a claim for malicious prosecution is that the criminal proceeding instigated by the *871defendant terminate in favor of the accused (see, Hollender v Trump Vil. Coop., 58 NY2d 420, 425; Martin v City of Albany, 42 NY2d 13, 16; Burt v Smith, 181 NY 1, 5, appeal dismissed 203 US 129; State Bank of Albany v McAuliffe, 108 AD2d 979; Groat v Town Bd., 73 AD2d 426, 428, appeal dismissed 50 NY2d 928). For purposes of the Statute of Limitations,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Burt v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Martin v. City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Hollender v. Trump Village Cooperative, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Burt v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bryant v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Pritzker v. City of HudsonDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1998
- Butler v. Town of SmithtownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Gilmore v. GoldDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1986