Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 1, 1980 (Dier v. City of New York)

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff due to the alleged use of unreasonable force by police officers in effecting the plaintiff’s arrest, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered May 2, 1980, which dismissed the complaint on the ground of collateral estoppel.