Legal Opinion

Heath v. Thurmon

New York County Courts

Decided December 30, 1971Published

1Opinion of the CourtGeorge D. Ogden, J.

The jury before which the above-entitled negligence action was tried reported, “We find Mrs. Yorke {sic) is entitled to $3,060 distributed on a 60-40 basis; 60%, Mr. Thurmon and 40%, Mr. Gorecke ”, The court advised the jury that it could not apportion the amount between these two defendants, and after again having retired, the jury reported that it found in favor of plaintiff against both defendants in the amount of $4,000'; this was recorded by the clerk of the court as the jury’s verdict, and the jury answered in the affirmative the clerk’s question “ that is your verdict, so say you all ”?

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kinsey v. William Spencer & Son Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Kinsey v. William Spencer Son CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
  3. Polsey v. Waldorf-Astoria, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
  4. Gould v. BaldwinNew York Supreme Court · 1968
  5. De Vito v. KnettelAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1961

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