Legal Opinion
Munoz v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1966PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Plaintiff Anna Munoz was arrested August 21, 1959 by defendant Daniel Linton, a police patrolman of the City of New York, on a charge of assault in the second degree. The Magistrate at the preliminary bearing reduced the charge to assault, third degree; and the defendant was acquitted after a trial at Special Sessions.
In this action by Mrs. Munoz and her husband against the arresting patrolman and the City of New York for malicious prosecution the Trial Term dismissed the complaint at the end of the proof and granted judgment for defendants on the law. With two Justices dissenting, the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Rawson v. Francis H. LeggettNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Hazzard v. . FluryNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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