(Part 4) One More: Then-Associate Judge Wilson Versus the Majority’s "Special Duty" Rule

NY Senate PhotoShortly before his elevation to Chief Judge, Rowan Wilson made clear in his dissenting opinion last year, in Howell v City of New York (November 22, 2022), that the majority’s application of the “special duty” rule is a true abomination. Sorry, but it’s hard to characterize it any other way. Wilson did manage to express it more elegantly.First, the aftermath:Several weeks ago, on