Legal Opinion
Drayton v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 7, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Donna Mills, J.), entered November 22, 2000, which, upon a jury verdict, awarded plaintiff damages for false arrest in the principal amount of $27,000, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict granted and the complaint dismissed. The clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant dismissing the complaint.
Plaintiff sued the City for false arrest, alleging that he was unlawfully arrested and charged with assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Broughton v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Smith v. County of NassauNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Sindle v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Kramer v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. NicholsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Cheeks v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Cheeks v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Lewis v. CaputoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012