Legal Opinion
Powell v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 1992PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gloria Aronin, J.), entered February 20, 1990, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $300,000.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial on the issue of damages is granted, with costs to abide the event.
On May 3, 1984, the plaintiff, who was 52 years old, allegedly sustained injuries to his neck, back, and left shoulder when the bus in which he was riding collided with…
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