Legal Opinion
Coleman v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 10, 1992PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J. P.
Plaintiff was arrested on February 15, 1985, and held until February 19, 1985, on a charge of attempted rape. He was never arraigned or indicted, and the charge was subsequently dismissed. Plaintiff later commenced this action for, inter alia, false arrest. Finding that the police officers were not justified in arresting plaintiff or in detaining him until the *202dismissal of the charge, the jury awarded plaintiff $165,000. After the verdict, the City moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the ground that plaintiff’s arrest was, as a matter of law,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Veras v. Truth Verification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Veras v. Truth Verification Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Barbagallo v. Americana Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. HorowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
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