McGale v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ross, J.

This is an action for damages for the wrongful death and pain and suffering of plaintiff’s decedent, Raymond McGale. It is alleged that decedent was beaten and kicked by the individual defendants Romanewicz, Wilomovsky and Cook, Long Island Railway police officers, after the decedent was arrested and handcuffed for disorderly conduct. This action was also brought against the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) upon allegations that an off-duty Transit Authority police officer, Donald Barring, was present at, and participated in, the beating. At the close of the…