Raymond Joseph Squadrito v. Ernest H. Griebsch

[1 N.Y.2d 471 Page 473] On an October afternoon in the year 1953, defendant, a state trooper, and a fellow officer, both in uniform and in a car
prominently marked "State Police," were engaged in patrolling Route 11 in up-state New York. At about two o'clock, they observed
plaintiff's automobile proceeding at a high speed, "clocked" it at from 70 to 75 miles an hour on a portion of the highway
having a 50-mile speed limit and, after following for two miles, stopped the vehicle and relieved plaintiff of his driver's
license and registration. Defendant, not answering plaintiff's query, "What did I do wrong?", directed plaintiff, "Just follow
me to the judge". Plaintiff did so and, in the presence of the justice of the peace, to whose house they drove, defendant
prepared and filed an information, charging plaintiff with speeding in violation of section 56, subdivision 3, of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law.1 He pleaded not guilty to the information, the case was postponed and a week later he was tried. Both
defendant and the other trooper testified at the trial that plaintiff had been driving upwards of 70 miles an hour and plaintiff
himself admitted that he had exceeded the speed limit. He was adjudged guilty and fined $50.