Legal Opinion
Budgar v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided March 8, 1979No. Claim No. 60343PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas J. Lowery, Jr., J.
The claim seeks to recover damages against the State of New York for an alleged false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution of the claimant, and for an assault upon his person, by a State trooper.
On the evening of July 7, 1974, as the claimant was approaching the tollbooth at Exit 46 of the New York State Thruway, a State trooper’s vehicle, suddenly and without warning, made a U-turn in front of his car. The claimant applied his brakes, blew his horn, and shook his fist at the trooper, whereupon the trooper pulled him over. The stop was…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Broughton v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Burt v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Martin v. City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Hauser v. BartowNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Halberstadt v. . New York Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Biswas v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2013
- Sulkowska v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- L.B. v. Town of ChesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Johnson v. Suffolk County Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Oakley v. City of RochesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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