Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Mittelman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 23, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (G. Aronin, J.), entered March 15, 1995, which, upon a jury verdict finding him 75% at fault in the happening of the accident, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal sum of $115,107.75.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and the complaint is dismissed, with costs.
The plaintiff tripped on a wire on the floor of the defendant’s grocery store, breaking his hip. The jury found that the defendant was 75% liable for the plaintiffs…
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