Legal Opinion
Raysor v. Port Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 15, 1985No. 1148, Docket 84-7658PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
Five years ago, Benjamin F. Raysor, Jr., was arrested for possession of stolen property while seeking to return two bottles of vitamin pills without the sales slip to the Cornucopia Health Foods Store (“Cornucopia”), located in the World Trade Center. After the case against Raysor was dismissed on the prosecutor’s motion for want of proof, Raysor brought suit for violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) and for false arrest and malicious prosecution under state law against Judith Fox, both personally and as owner of Cornucopia; the store’s other owners,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Broughton v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Jerome Singleton v. City of New York, Ronald Salzer and Anthony DellaventuraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Thomas Mahoney v. Russell KeseryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Raysor v. Port Authority Of New York And New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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