Legal Opinion

Chirieleison v. City of New York

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

Decided October 6, 1975PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by defendant, as limited by its brief, from so much of a judgment of Supreme Court, Kings County, entered April 12, 1973, as is in favor of plaintiff and against defendant for $30,000, plus costs, upon (1) a jury verdict for plaintiff upon his cause for false arrest and (2) another jury verdict for plaintiff, after a separate trial of the issue of damages, of $15,000 for compensatory damages and $15,000 for punitive damages. Judgment modified, on the law, by setting aside the award of $15,000 for punitive damages and reducing the total recovery to $15,000 plus costs. As so modified,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. Hayes v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1975
  3. People v. DrearesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
  4. People v. DrearesNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
  5. Dunn v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sharapata v. Town of IslipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  2. Nelson v. Times Square Stores Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Kieninger v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. Laskowski v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  5. Bevilacqua v. City of Niagara FallsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

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