Maria De Lourdes Torres v. Police Officer Jones

Decided February 23, 2016. Sheila Abdus-Salaam wrote the opinion for the court.

26 N.Y.3d 742 · Cited 488 times

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• Broughton v. State · 37 N.Y.2d 451
• Hopkinson v. Lehigh Valley R.R. Co. · 164 N.E. 104
• Munoz v. City of New York · 18 N.Y.2d 6
• Martinez v. City of Schenectady · 761 N.E.2d 560
• Smith-Hunter v. Harvey · 734 N.E.2d 750
• Gisondi v. Town of Harrison · 72 N.Y.2d 280
• Alvarez v. Prospect Hospital · 68 N.Y.2d 320
• Toure v. Avis Rent a Car Systems, Inc. · 774 N.E.2d 1197
• Vega v. Restani Construction Corp. · 965 N.E.2d 240
• People v. Bigelow · 66 N.Y.2d 417
• William J. Jenack Estate Appraisers & Auctioneers, Inc. v. Rabizadeh · 22 N.Y.3d 470
• Martin v. City of Albany · 42 N.Y.2d 13
• Marks v. . Townsend · 97 N.Y. 590
• Pecue v. . West · 135 N.E. 515
• Zenik v. O'BRIEN · 137 Conn. 592
• Nomura Asset Capital Corporation v. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft · 26 N.Y.3d 40
• Donald v. State · 17 N.Y.3d 389
• Bradley v. General Accident Insurance · 778 A.2d 707
• Warney v. State · 16 N.Y.3d 428
• Lester v. Buchanen · 929 P.2d 910

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