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Falco v. City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 12, 1972
279 N.E.2d 854 (N.Y. 1972)

Summary

finding no special relationship between police officer and plaintiff motorcyclist who had been struck by motor vehicle, where police officer allegedly assured motorcyclist he would get the name of the driver of the motor vehicle and failed to do so

Summary of this case from Lee v. City of New York

Opinion

Argued October 13, 1971

Decided January 12, 1972

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, FRANK S. SAMANSKY, J.

Benjamin Heller and Richard Frank for appellant.

J. Lee Rankin, Corporation Counsel ( Eric J. Byrne and Stanley Buchsbaum of counsel), for respondent.


Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON. Judge BURKE dissents and votes to reverse.


Summaries of

Falco v. City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 12, 1972
279 N.E.2d 854 (N.Y. 1972)

finding no special relationship between police officer and plaintiff motorcyclist who had been struck by motor vehicle, where police officer allegedly assured motorcyclist he would get the name of the driver of the motor vehicle and failed to do so

Summary of this case from Lee v. City of New York
Case details for

Falco v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY FALCO, Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 12, 1972

Citations

279 N.E.2d 854 (N.Y. 1972)
279 N.E.2d 854
329 N.Y.S.2d 97

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