Case Name: In the Matter of John M. Caggiano, Respondent, v. Louis Frank, as Police Commissioner of the County of Nassau, et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1974-05-06
Citations: 44 A.D.2d 828
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of John M. Caggiano, Respondent, v. Louis Frank, as Police Commissioner of the County of Nassau, et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 44
Pages: 828–828

Head Matter:
In the Matter of John M. Caggiano, Respondent, v. Louis Frank, as Police Commissioner of the County of Nassau, et al., Appellants.

Opinion:
In a proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR to compel the return of a certain amount of money ($660), the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered April 13, 1973, which inter alia granted the application. Judgment affirmed, with costs. Even assuming that petitioner's money was legally seized by the police upon his arrest, the subsequent dismissal of the criminal charges raised a duty upon the authorities to return the money upon petitioner's demand. An arbitrary and capricious refusal to return the money upon due demand may properly be reviewed in .an article 78 proceeding in the nature of mandamus (cf. McClendon v. Rossetti, 460 F. 2d 111). Martuscello, Acting P. J., Christ, Brennan, Benjamin and Munder,
JJ., concur. |[78 Misc 2d 187,]