Legal Opinion
Taebi v. Suffolk County Police Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 11, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Pitts, J.), dated January 13, 2005, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“A municipal defendant is immune from liability for negli*532gence claims arising from the performance of its governmental functions unless the plaintiff can establish the existence of a special relationship between the injured party and the municipal defendant” (Vandewinckel v Northport/East Northport…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Cuffy v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Garrett v. Holiday Inns, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Kircher v. City of JamestownNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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- Caramanno v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 2015