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Torts-False Imprisonment-Public Nuisance-Liability For Double Parking, James I. Huston S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Defendant had unlawfully double parked his car, thereby blocking plaintiffs' car which was parked at the curb. Plaintiffs sued for $25, alleging only discomfort and inconvenience as their damage. Defendant moved for judgment on the pleading. Held, the complaint states a good cause of action on a public nuisance theory. Harnik v. Levine, Municipal Court of City of New York, 106 N.Y.S. (2d) 460 (1951).