Cleveland Clay v. McCabe

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered March 2, 1976, dismissing the complaint, is unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs and without disbursements, and judgment is directed in favor of plaintiffs to recover the sum of $25,871 taken from them by the police and turned over to the defendant, the Property Clerk of the Police Department of the City of New York. Plaintiffs were arrested for possession of narcotics. They were indicted in connection with that and were also indicted for the crimes of bribery and obstructing governmental administration. In satisfaction of all…