Legal Opinion
Valenzuela v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 11, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Moskowitz, J.
We reverse and remand this case for a new trial because the misconduct of plaintiffs counsel so tainted the proceedings that it deprived defendant of a fair trial.
On May 16, 1999, plaintiff was injured when he fell during a softball game in the middle softball field in Fort Washington Park. The accident occurred while plaintiff was running from second base to home plate. After rounding third base, approximately five to six feet from the bag, he tripped when his left foot fell into a ditch. He felt his left ankle crack. Plaintiff claimed that the ditch, that he…
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