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Thain v. City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 10, 1972
280 N.E.2d 892 (N.Y. 1972)

Summary

holding failure by pursuing police officers to operate their lights and siren during pursuit was a concurrent proximate cause of the collision between the plaintiff and the pursued vehicle

Summary of this case from Stanley v. City of Independence

Opinion

Argued January 5, 1972

Decided February 10, 1972

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, BENJAMIN BRENNER, J.

J. Lee Rankin, Corporation Counsel ( Alfred Weinstein and Stanley Buchsbaum of counsel), for appellant.

Seymour Madow, Howard Shakin, Moe Levine and Aaron J. Broder for Thomas and Genevieve Coppola, respondents.

Bernard P. McSherry for Bruce W. Thain, respondent.



Order affirmed, with costs. Question certified answered in the affirmative. No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BERGAN, BREITEL and GIBSON. Judges SCILEPPI and JASEN dissent and vote to reverse on the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division.


Summaries of

Thain v. City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 10, 1972
280 N.E.2d 892 (N.Y. 1972)

holding failure by pursuing police officers to operate their lights and siren during pursuit was a concurrent proximate cause of the collision between the plaintiff and the pursued vehicle

Summary of this case from Stanley v. City of Independence
Case details for

Thain v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:BRUCE W. THAIN, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant, et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 10, 1972

Citations

280 N.E.2d 892 (N.Y. 1972)
280 N.E.2d 892
330 N.Y.S.2d 67

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