Plaintiff-appellant Leonard Shaw allegedly suffered permanent and debilitating spinal injuries when he was accidentally shot by defendant Donald Sommers, an off-duty New York City police officer who was working as a part-time teller in a Manufacturer's Hanover branch office when an armed robbery occurred on June 12, 1978. Appellant Shaw was waiting to transact business at a teller's counter when two armed robbers entered the bank and demanded money from a bank officer seated...
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