Legal Opinion
McSorley v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 7, 1984No. 83 Civ. 5388 (RLC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
On July 31, 1980, a passenger train which plaintiff was operating collided with an empty train in the station at Croton-onHudson, New York. Plaintiff alleges that at defendant’s behest he was arrested and charged with the felonies of reckless endangerment and assault as a result of this incident. In November, 1980, a grand jury returned an information against defendant, reducing the charges to misdemeanors. Some two years later, the prosecution was discontinued, apparently because of a violation of plaintiff’s right to a speedy trial.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Martin v. City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Boose v. City of RochesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Forgione v. United States Nicastro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- David Netto v. Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Winston B. Lewy v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Dirienzo v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1988
- Pikop v. Burlington Northern RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
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