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DABBS v. STATE OF NEW YORK

59 N.Y.2d 213 (1983)

William E. Dabbs, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant. (Claim No. 62230.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Michael S. Buskus and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for appellant.

Frederick M. Altman for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JONES WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur.

JASEN, J.

In this action for false arrest and imprisonment against the State, we are asked to review whether the arrest of the claimant was privileged and nonactionable. In the event the arrest was not privileged, a further question is presented as to the standard of assessing damages.

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