LIABILITY - NEW YORK

Michaels v. Drake

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York - September 26, 2014 - N.Y.S.2d - 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 06450

Motorist brought action against city and police officer to recover for personal injuries he sustained when his vehicle collided with police car. The Supreme Court, Monroe County, entered judgment in defendants’ favor, and plaintiff appealed.

The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that police officer did not drive with reckless disregard for safety of others when he exceeded speed limit while responding to dispatch call concerning domestic dispute, and thus officer and city were not liable for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when officer’s car struck his vehicle.



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