Legal Opinion
Smith v. Saviolis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 19, 1988PublishedCited by 4 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, Orange County (Byrne, J.), dated August 4, 1986, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $93,500.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff, a 53-year-old physical education teacher, was involved in an automobile accident with the appellant Dean Saviolis. The evidence indicated that while the plaintiff was making a left turn the appellant Dean Saviolis, who was proceeding behind the…
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- Smith v. MalarczykAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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