Legal Opinion

Thomas v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 24, 1995PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for wrongful death, etc., the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Price, J.), dated January 20, 1994, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

During the early morning hours of January 31, 1989, an intruder entered a storage yard leased by the defendant Board of Education of the City of New York. The intruder shot and killed John Thomas, the night watchman. The plaintiff Lucy Ann Thomas subsequently commenced this wrongful death action,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bonner v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. Laura O. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Lasker v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. Wolff v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Akinwande v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. Sampson v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Manning v. Ardsley Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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