GOLDSTEIN v. METRO-NORTH COMMUTER R.R. CO.


207 A.D.2d 723 (1994)

616 N.Y.S.2d 595

Alvin Goldstein, Appellant, v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company et al., Respondents

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

September 22, 1994


We agree with the Appellate Term that there was probable cause to arrest plaintiff for theft of services based upon his refusal to pay for the single ticket railroad fare, despite his assertion that he intended to purchase a monthly commutation ticket upon arrival at Grand Central and that he was unable to do so before boarding because the station ticket office was closed on Sunday.

While we also agree that probable cause...

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