Legal Opinion
McCrink v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 16, 1947PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
At an early morning hour of January 3, 1943, Harry Anderson, a New York City police patrolman, while off duty and concededly intoxicated, shot and killed Francis McCrink and seriously wounded the plaintiff, Sidney Murphy. The assault by Anderson, which was unprovoked, gave rise to two actions at law against the City of New York— one by the estate of Francis McCrink for damages resulting from his death, and one by Sydney Murphy for damages due to personal injuries he sustained. The two actions were consolidated at Trial Term where, based upon a jury’s award to each plaintiff, a single judgment…
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- Hall v. SmathersNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
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