Opinion

McAndrew v. Mularchuk

  • 33 N.J. 172
  • 162 A.2d 820
  • 88 A.L.R. 2d 1313
  • 1960 N.J. LEXIS 147
Court
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Filed
Jun 28, 1960
Status
Published
Author
Burling
On the bench
Burling, Francis
Cited by
86 cases

addressing officer who intentionally fired warning shot at ground that resulted in injury

How later courts described this case

  • addressing officer who intentionally fired warning shot at ground that resulted in injury
  • failure to adequately train officers could render a municipality vicariously liable for a wrongful shooting

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Burling, J.

(concurring). I concur in the result, generally for the reasons expressed by the Superior Court, Appellate *197 Division, in section III of the opinion by Judge Conford below. 56 N. J. Super. 219, 227-228 (App. Div. 1959).

Burling, J., concurring in result.

For affirmance — Uhief Justice Weintraub, and Justices Burling, Jacobs, Francis, Proctor, Hall and Schet-TINO — 7.

For reversal — Hone.

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