Legal Opinion

McNeil v. Town of Hempstead

New York Supreme Court

Decided September 3, 1969PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTheodore Velsor, J.

On January 5, 1968, the plaintiff’s intestate was struck by a vehicle in the corporate limits of the defendant village, as a result of which said intestate died. The complaint attempts to assess liability against both defendants, town and village, for their negligent investigation of the accident, in that the policemen at such scene of accident neglected to secure the names of the driver and owner of the vehicle which struck plaintiff’s intestate while the driver was still at the site of the accident when the police were there.

The village moves to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Murrain v. Wilson Line, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1946
  2. Murrain v. Wilson Line, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
  3. Hempstead T-W Corp. v. Town of HempsteadNew York Supreme Court · 1958

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Finn v. City of New YorkCivil Court of the City of New York · 1972
  3. McNeil v. Town of HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
  4. Woods v. New York State Olympic Regional Development AuthorityNew York Court of Claims · 1996
  5. Caldwell v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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