Legal Opinion
Axon v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 5, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dowd, J.), dated April 15, 1985, which, after a jury trial, is in favor of the plaintiff in the principal amount of $62,833.
Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, and complaint dismissed.
In response to the complaint of a subway passenger named Ryan, who accused the plaintiff of beating him while on the train, the defendant’s employees ordered the plaintiff off the train so that they could investigate the incident. Transit police…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- De Long v. County of ErieNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Weiner v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Scalise v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
3Cited by5 opinions
- Banks v. New York City Department of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Rabadi v. County of WestchesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Fontaine v. RyanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- Katzman v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Kilmetis v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992