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DE LONG v. COUNTY OF ERIE

60 N.Y.2d 296 (1983)

Dennis S. De Long, Individually and as Administrator of The Estate of Amalia De Long, Deceased, Respondent, v. County of Erie et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Heffernan and Peter M. Kooshoian for County of Erie, appellant.

John J. Naples, Corporation Counsel (Carl Tronolone of counsel), for City of Buffalo, appellant.

Philip H. Magner, Jr., for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.

WACHTLER, J.

In this suit for damages brought by the family and estate of a woman killed by a burglar, a jury found the City of Buffalo and the County of Erie liable for negligent processing of and response to the victim's call for emergency assistance made on the special 911 number established and serviced by the defendants. The Appellate Division affirmed the judgment with two Judges dissenting and the defendants...

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