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Davis v. City of Rochester, County of Monroe

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Mar 4, 1988
138 A.D.2d 945 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

Opinion

March 4, 1988

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Monroe County, Patlow, J.

Present — Doerr, J.P., Boomer, Green, Balio and Davis, JJ.


Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Special Term properly granted summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint against defendant County of Monroe. The county is not liable for the acts of the Sheriff or his Deputies in operating the county jail (Wilson v. Sponable, 81 A.D.2d 1, 9-12, appeal dismissed 54 N.Y.2d 834; Local Laws, 1982, No. 1 of Monroe County § 3-a). Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate any issue of fact concerning a breach of duty by the county.


Summaries of

Davis v. City of Rochester, County of Monroe

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Mar 4, 1988
138 A.D.2d 945 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)
Case details for

Davis v. City of Rochester, County of Monroe

Case Details

Full title:LEROY DAVIS, Appellant, v. CITY OF ROCHESTER et al., Defendants, and…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Mar 4, 1988

Citations

138 A.D.2d 945 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

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