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Thomas v. State

389 N.E.2d 1068, 46 N.Y.2d 1043, 416 N.Y.S.2d 546, 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 1956
CourtNew York Court of Appeals
DecidedApril 3, 1979
DocketClaim 60123
StatusPublished
Cited by7 cases

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Thomas v. State, 389 N.E.2d 1068, 46 N.Y.2d 1043, 416 N.Y.S.2d 546, 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 1956 (N.Y. 1979).

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OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

From our review of the facts disclosed by the record (see NY Const, art VI, § 3, subd a; CPLR 5501, subd [b]), and for the reasons stated in the opinion of Judge Dorothea E. Donaldson in the Court of Claims and the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Louis M. Greenblott at the Appellate Division, we conclude that in this case the weight of the evidence supports the determination reached by the Court of Claims. In that connection, we bear in mind that a police officer who arrests an intoxicated driver assumes the duty of exercising the care reasonably required in the circumstances to assure the safety of a person in that condition (Parvi v City of Kingston, 41 NY2d 553, 559-560). Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the judgment of the Court of Claims reinstated.

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389 N.E.2d 1068, 46 N.Y.2d 1043, 416 N.Y.S.2d 546, 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 1956, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/thomas-v-state-ny-1979.