Legal Opinion
Canty v. McLoughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 14, 2005PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*450In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Hart, J.), entered November 20, 2003, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal sum of $74,663.01.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a new trial, with costs to abide the event.
Although an application for an adjournment is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court (see Matter of Anthony M., 63…
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- In re the Estate of ShepardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Azapinto v. Jamaica HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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