Greaves v. Bronx Y.M.C.A.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sandler, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment for the infant plaintiff after a jury trial in an action for damages sustained when the plaintiff, then nine years old, was a camper at defendant’s camp. The jury, evaluating the damages as $250,000, found the defendant to be 60% negligent and the plaintiff 40% negligent. Following the trial court’s determination that the damages awarded were excessive, plaintiff consented to a reduction to $150,000, resulting in a net verdict to the plaintiff of $90,000.
From the evidence presented by the plaintiff, the jury could reasonably…
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