Riss v. City of New York

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:DeShaney_v._Winnebago_County
22 N.Y.2d 579
240 N.E.2d 860
293 N.Y.S.2d 897
gptkbp:date 1968
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:New_York_Court_of_Appeals
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:City_of_New_York
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy Judge Keating
gptkbp:heldBy The city is not liable for failing to provide police protection to an individual despite knowledge of threats.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Riss v. City of New York
gptkbp:influenced Warren v. District of Columbia
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy Judge Fuld
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Linda_Riss
gptkbp:principle public duty doctrine
gptkbp:subject police protection
governmental immunity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Linda_Riss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7