Legal Opinion

Severin v. Benenati

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 1, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, on the ground, inter alia, of inadequacy, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Shaw, J.), dated April 29, 1997, which, upon a jury verdict finding him 40% at fault in the happening of the accident and finding that he suffered total damages in the amount of $75,000, is in his favor in the principal sum of only $45,000.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The jury’s award of damages for the plaintiff’s torn rotator *317cuff injury did not deviate from what would be reasonable…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sescila v. GarineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rizzo v. DeSimoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. DeSimone v. Royal GM, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Rizzo v. DeSimoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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