Mucius v. County of Nassau

—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Carter, J.), dated May 23, 2000, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $170,000.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion, and a new trial is granted, with costs to abide the event.

The plaintiff commenced this action against the County of Nassau and Police Officers Michelle Schifano and Michael Ma-her, alleging that he was falsely…