Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Montefiore Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Anthony J. Mercorella, J.
This is an omnibus posttrial motion by defendants following a verdict for plaintiffs in a medical malpractice action. All branches of the motion are denied except that part which seeks to set aside the verdict as against the weight of evidence as excessive. The jury’s finding of liability is not contrary to the weight of evidence. The interest of justice, contrary to the assertion of defendants, does not require the court’s intervention and disturbance of the jury’s finding in that regard. However defendants’ contentions as to the damage portion of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tate v. ColabelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Faulk v. Aware, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- Faulk v. Aware, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Kimberly-Clark Corp. v. Power AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Clark v. DonovanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Braun v. AhmedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987