Legal Opinion
Sochemaro v. Rossetti
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided April 9, 1957PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaurice Wahl, J.
The infant plaintiff Lorenzo Sochemaro (referred to herein as the “plaintiff”) seeks to replevy a Cadillac motor vehicle from the possession of the property clerk of the police department of the City of New York or, in the alternative, to receive money damages for conversion. The car was taken by the police from the plaintiff on October 21, 1955 at the time of his arrest for the illegal possession of narcotics. The plaintiff was subsequently acquitted in the Court of Special Sessions'. The police seized the car under the Public Health Law upon the ground that it was used to conceal and convey…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schindler v. Royal Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Flegenheimer v. BroganNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Sims v. . SimsNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- People v. . RodawaldNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Maybee v. AveryNew York Supreme Court · 1820
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. SpoonerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
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- Angrisani v. RosettiCivil Court of the City of New York · 1962
- United States v. HerzfeldDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Henry v. AlquistAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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