Legal Opinion
Utak v. Commerce Bank Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 18, 2011PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff, Ntia Utak, commenced this action on January 25, 2008, alleging false arrest and false imprisonment against defendant Commerce. The complaint refers to an “occurrence” involving Utak that took place on February 22, 2007 at a Commerce Bank in Manhattan. The only factual allegations describing the occurrence are that Commerce directed its agents, servants and employees, to arrest plaintiff. The complaint does not explain why plaintiff was in the bank, or include the circumstances that led to plaintiffs alleged arrest and false imprisonment. Nor does the record include an affidavit by…
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