James Woodson v. New York City Housing Authority

In this action to recover damages for assault, false arrest and false imprisonment, defendant rested entirely on plaintiff's case. The testimony of plaintiff, which is fully corroborated by that of the witness Morris, does not give rise to conflicting inferences, is not contradicted by direct evidence, is not opposed to the probabilities, nor in its nature surprising or suspicious. Under these circumstances, the trial court properly withdrew from the jury the issues of assault, false arrest and imprisonment (Hull v. Littauer, 162 N. Y. 569, 572;