Napolitano v. County of Suffolk

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the order of Supreme Court, County of Suffolk, reinstated.

Faced with a report of a loose horse near a major thoroughfare, the police either had to locate the horse, stop traffic on the road, or take other precautions to protect motorists. With only a few officers immediately available, there was insufficient personnel to pursue more than one course of action. They chose to conduct a search, but were unable to find the animal before the car in which plaintiff was a passenger struck it while…