Legal Opinion
Broughton v. City of New York
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided September 23, 1977PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtNanette Dembitz, J.
This motion by the District Attorney to dismiss a complaint against him for false arrest and illegal incarceration, presents an issue of first impression: The extent of the District Attorney’s immunity from liability for damages. j
The pleadings and the motion papers show that the plaintiff was on vacation in Florida from his work in New York. While he was walking through the lobby;of a Florida hotel at about 10 a.m. on October 18, 1973, he was arrested for the purpose of securing his appearance as a material witness at a murder trial. After his arrest he was returned to New York in the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Yaselli v. GoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- People v. McCartneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Cheatum v. WehleNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
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- Drake v. City of RochesterNew York Supreme Court · 1978