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SELKOWITZ v. COUNTY OF NASSAU

45 N.Y.2d 97 (1978)

Roger Selkowitz et al., Respondents, v. County of Nassau, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 15, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward G. McCabe, County Attorney (Matthew Tedone, Natale C. Tedone and J. Trubee Miller of counsel), for appellant.

Morris Block for respondents.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, JONES, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur with Judge WACHTLER; Judge GABRIELLI dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion.

WACHTLER, J.

In this negligence action arising out of an automobile collision during a high-speed police chase, a jury found the defendant county liable for injuries sustained by the plainitff bystanders after hearing expert testimony on the propriety of using a police vehicle as a partial or complete roadblock. The admissibility of the expert's opinion evidence is the critical issue on this appeal by the county...

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