Legal Opinion

Garcia v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 20, 1984PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendant City of New York appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jordan, J.), entered March 10,1983 in plaintiff’s favor against the city, upon a jury verdict, in the principal sum of $840,000.

Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, and complaint dismissed.

Plaintiff was injured on July 27, 1972, at approximately 4:10 p.m., when he was shot in the leg by Gregory Arroyo, who was then a police officer with the City of New York. Upon a prior appeal in this case, we held that the verdict in favor of…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Martin v. City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Blum v. Fresh Grown Preserve Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
  4. Matter of CaseNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  5. O'Boyle v. Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. Carole A. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. Totan v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. Joseph v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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