· 4/9/1959
Kelly v. Wasserman
Citations
- 5 N.Y.2d 425
- 158 N.E.2d 241
- 185 N.Y.S.2d 538
- 1959 N.Y. LEXIS 1440
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “State defendants demonstrated their entitlement to summary judgment on the second (assault and battery) cause of action by demonstrating the reasonableness of their conduct in arresting and transporting the plaintiff’
- “[P]ublic policy bars claims sounding in intentional infliction of emotional distress against a governmental entity.”
- “[P]laintiff’s conclusory assertion that there were triable issues of fact regarding malice and that additional discovery was required are insufficient to overcome the privilege.”
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Judges: Conway
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