Yearwood v. Town of Brighton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Once again an appeal in our court concerns the responsibility of a municipality for conduct of its police officers (see Gallogly v Village of Mohawk, 96 AD2d 710; De Long v County of Erie, 89 AD2d 376, affd 60 NY2d 296; Dutton v City of Olean, 60 AD2d 335, affd 47 NY2d 756; Zibbon v Town of Cheektowaga, 51 AD2d 448, app dsmd 39 NY2d 1056). The established rule as reiterated in De Long v County of Erie (60 NY2d, at p 304), is that a municipality cannot be held liable for negligence in the performance of a police function “unless a special relationship…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- De Long v. County of ErieNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Garrett v. Holiday Inns, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Schuster v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- DeLong v. County of ErieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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- Raucci v. Town of RotterdamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Casey v. GeigerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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