Vitale v. Hagan, 71 N.Y.2d 955

*957OPINION OF THE COURT

Order modified, with costs to defendant City ‍​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍of New York against plaintiff, by dismissing the cause of action for malicious prosecution only as against defendant ‍​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍city for the reasons stated in so much of the dissenting memorandum of Presiding Justice Francis T. Murphy, ‍​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍Jr., at the Appellate Division (132 AD2d 468, 470-472) as relates to the untimely and thus invalid notice ‍​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍of claim and, as so modified, affirmed, with costs to plaintiff against defendant Hagan.

Concur: Chief Judge Wachtler and ‍​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa.

Case Details

Case Name: Vitale v. Hagan

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Apr 28, 1988

Citations: 71 N.Y.2d 955; 524 N.E.2d 144; 528 N.Y.S.2d 823; 1988 N.Y. LEXIS 640

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.