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O'Connell v. Luebs

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 2, 1999
264 A.D.2d 385 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

August 2, 1999.

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Dunn, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The Supreme Court dismissed the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff failed to name necessary parties. We agree that the complaint should be dismissed, but on a different ground. "It is well settled in this State's jurisprudence that a civilian complainant, by merely seeking police assistance or furnishing information to law enforcement authorities who are then free to exercise their own judgment as to whether an arrest should be made and criminal charges filed, will not be held liable for false arrest or malicious prosecution" ( Du Chateau v. Metro-North Commuter R. R. Co., 253 A.D.2d 128, 131; see also, Schiffren v. Kramer, 225 A.D.2d 757; DeFilippo v. County of Nassau, 183 A.D.2d 695).

O'Brien, J. P., Ritter, Joy, Altman and Smith, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

O'Connell v. Luebs

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 2, 1999
264 A.D.2d 385 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

O'Connell v. Luebs

Case Details

Full title:BARBARA O'CONNELL, Appellant, v. FRANCIS LUEBS et al., Respondents

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

Date published: Aug 2, 1999

Citations

264 A.D.2d 385 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
694 N.Y.S.2d 112

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