§ 71-a. Injury or death of person aiding a police officer or peace
officer. A person who, after having been lawfully commanded to aid a
police officer or peace officer in effectuating or securing an arrest or
in preventing the commission by another of any offense, is killed or
injured or his property or that of his employer is damaged and such
death, injury or damage arises out of and in the course of aiding such
officer, the person or employer so injured or whose property is so
damaged or the personal representatives of the person so killed shall
have a cause of action to recover the amount of such damage or injury
against the municipal corporation by which such officer is employed at
the time such command is obeyed. In the event of the death of the person
so commanded to aid an officer, the action shall be governed by the
provisions of part four of article five of the estates, powers and
trusts law.