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MON v. CITY OF NEW YORK

78 N.Y.2d 309 (1991)

Rodney Mon et al., Respondents, v. City of New York et al., Appellants, et al., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided September 17, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor A. Kovner, Corporation Counsel (William J. Thom and Fay Leoussis of counsel), for appellants.

Edward S. Rudofsky, Aaron J. Broder and Arlene H. Greenberg for respondents.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and BELLACOSA concur.

HANCOCK, JR., J.

Defendant Shankman, then a probationary police officer, fired his revolver and injured both plaintiffs in attempting to apprehend them. A judgment was recovered against the City of New York for personal injuries and false arrest based on this incident. The ground for the personal injury recoveries was the allegedly negligent hiring of Shankman. In the...

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