Legal Opinion
De Long v. County of Erie
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 1983PublishedCited by 454 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
In this suit for damages brought by the family and estate of a woman killed by a burglar, a jury found the City of Buffalo and the County of Erie liable for negligent processing of and response to the victim’s call for emergency assistance made on the special 911 number established and serviced by the defendants. The Appellate Division affirmed the judgment with two Judges dissenting and the defendants have appealed.
Two primary issues are presented on the appeal. First, whether by creating the special service, accepting the call for emergency assistance and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Schuster v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
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3Cited by454 opinions
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