Ali v. City of New York

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for false arrest and violations of civil rights pursuant to 42 USC § 1983, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Graham, J.), entered July 7, 2014, which, upon the denial of their motion pursuant to CPLR 4401 for judgment as a matter of law dismissing the complaint, made at the close of evidence, and upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $250,000.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, those branches of the defendants’ motion which were pursuant to…