Legal Opinion
Mierop v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided May 9, 1960No. Claim No. 34837PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander Del Giorno, J.
This is a claim to recover damages “for the wrongful acts of the State of New York, its officers, agents and employees in unlawfully arresting, detaining and falsely imprisoning the claimant herein in and about the Town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York, and at the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital at Middletown, New York.”
Claimant testified that on August 9, 1955, at about 8:00 p.m., he went to the Orange County Fair. "While there he engaged in a game which consisted of throwing balls into a barrel, having paid a fee to play. During the course of the game, a dispute arose between…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People ex rel. Livingston v. WyattNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Warner v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Nastasi v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Hewitt v. . NewburgerNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Swart v. . RickardNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Montanaro v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1964
- Tranberg v. County of NassauNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- Wood v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- People ex rel. Schildhaus v. Warden of City PrisonNew York Supreme Court · 1962