DABBS v. STATE


105 A.D.2d 897 (1984)

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

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

November 1, 1984


At issue is whether, as the State suggests, a damage award of $15,000 for false arrest made by the Court of Claims in its original decision and again upon remittal from the Court of Appeals (59 N.Y.2d 213) is excessive. Although there is no direct evidence that claimant's inability to obtain employment as a security guard in the Albany area followed publication of his unlawful arrest for rape, that is at least reasonably inferable. Given...

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