Legal Opinion
Bonsignore v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 15, 1982No. 637, Docket 81-7733PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This diversity case requires consideration of both negligence and proximate cause in the context of an unusual factual setting. Virginia Bonsignore sued the City of New York for damages and wrongful death for its negligence in requiring her husband, a member of the New York City Police Department, to carry a gun at all times while within City limits. On December 20, 1976, Officer Bonsignore, using his .32 caliber “off-duty” revolver, shot and seriously wounded his wife and then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head; as a result of the shooting, Mrs.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Casey D. Stengel v. Raymond L. Belcher, Individually and as a Police Officer of the Policedepartment of the City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Roberts v. BenoitSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Barna v. City of Perth AmboyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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