DORSEY v. CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE


275 A.D.2d 386 (2000)

712 N.Y.S.2d 604

SHIRLEY DORSEY et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants.

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

Decided August 21, 2000.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiffs allegedly sustained injuries when a vehicle operated by a criminal suspect being pursued by a City of Poughkeepsie police officer collided with their car. The plaintiffs contend that a question of fact exists as to whether the police acted negligently and/or recklessly by engaging in the chase, and failing to discontinue the pursuit when the suspect's vehicle entered a residential area.

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