Legal Opinion

Hardwick v. State

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

Decided December 20, 2011PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Since the trial court’s apportionment of liability was based on a credibility determination, our review is limited to whether the court arrived at its conclusion by means of a fair interpretation of the evidence (see Northern Westchester Professional Park Assoc. v Town of Bedford, 60 NY2d 492, 499 [1983]; Green v William Penn Life Ins. Co. of N.Y., 74 AD3d 570, 571-573 [2010, Saxe, J., concurring]; see also Watts v State of New York, 25 AD3d 324 [2006]). The record supports the finding that claimant bears some responsibility for his injuries. However, it does not support the finding that the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Northern Westchester Professional Park Associates v. Town of BedfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Watts v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Green v. William Penn Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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