Legal Opinion

Wesolek v. Tops Markets, Inc.

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

Decided November 13, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied and verdict reinstated. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in granting plaintiffs’ mo*973tion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) and setting aside the jury verdict of no cause of action as against the weight of the evidence. The standard for determining whether a jury’s verdict is against the weight of the evidence is whether “ ‘ “the evidence so preponderate [d] in favor of the [plaintiff] that [the verdict] could not have been reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence” ’ ” (Lolik v Big V Supermarkets, 86 NY2d 744, 746). In this…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lolik v. Big v. Supermarkets, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Van Stry v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McFadden v. Oneida, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. Gonzalez v. K-MMart Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
  3. Paolini v. SienkiewiczAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Smith v. TadsenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. MCFADDEN, PAMELA v. ONEIDA, LTD.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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