Legal Opinion
Millea v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 1960PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMatthew M. Levy, J.
The defendant Shannon is a police-officer on the force of the defendant City of New York. Shannon arrested the plaintiff and charged him in effect with being a “ common gambler ”, guilty of a misdemeanor, in violation of section 974 of the Penal Law. The plaintiff was acquitted, and now sues in this action for alleged false arrest and imprisonment.
In paragraph 4 of his amended complaint, the plaintiff alleges that ‘ ‘ the arrest and imprisonment of the plaintiff were all accomplished by the defendants * * * without first having procured a warrant pursuant to law, and although no misdemeanor…
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