Complex sentence: Schuster's estate sued New York City for failure to protect him, and in accord with the law at the time their complaint was dismissed and the dismissal was affirmed by the intermediate appellate court (1955).
Split into simpler sentences: Schuster's estate sued New York City for failure to protect him. In accordance with the law at that time their complaint was dismissed and the dismissal was affirmed by the intermediate appellate court (1955).