Special Term dismissed the complaint against the transit authority on the ground that absent a showing of the existence of a special duty to plaintiff, a passenger, it cannot be held liable for failure to furnish adequate police protection. It has long been the rule that when acting in its proprietary capacity, a municipal corporation's liability for tortious conduct is coextensive with the liability of any other individual or corporate tort-feasor. (See Riss v City of...
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