Legal Opinion
Mon v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 17, 1991PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Defendant Shankman, then a probationary police officer, *311fired his revolver and injured both plaintiffs in attempting to apprehend them. A judgment was recovered against the City of New York for personal injuries and false arrest based on this incident. The ground for the personal injury recoveries was the allegedly negligent hiring of Shankman. In the City’s appeal from a unanimous affirmance of the judgment at the Appellate Division, the principal question is whether the City has governmental immunity from liability for negligence in hiring.
We hold that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- McCrink v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
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3Cited by102 opinions
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