Schuster v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1958-11-11

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Van Voorhis, J. Plaintiff’s intestate supplied information to the Police Department of the City of New York leading to the arrest of a dangerous fugitive from justice known as Willie Sutton, a criminal of national reputation. Schuster’s part in Sutton’s capture was widely publicized. Schuster immediately received communications threatening his life, of which he notified the police. Three weeks later Schuster was shot and killed w…

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