Legal Opinion
Ryan v. State
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 1982No. Claim 59804PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
According to claimant’s theory of liability as stated in his verified bill of particulars, the acts of prosecutorial misconduct complained of were undertaken by the various employees of the State for the purpose of advancing their own personal interests. That being so, the doctrine of prosecutorial immunity and the legal principle that vicarious liability cannot be imposed upon the State as employer under the doctrine of respondeat superior in such circumstances preclude recovery against the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sauter v. New York Tribune, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Cornell v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Johnson v. Daily News, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
3Cited by6 opinions
- Knapper v. ConnickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Brown v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Rosen & Bardunias v. County of WestchesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Annonio v. BalzanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Glenn v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1989
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