Legal Opinion

Santos-Lopez v. Metropolitan Transit Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 14, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley B. Green, J.), entered on or about May 10, 2010, upon a jury verdict finding defendants 100% liable for the infant plaintiffs injuries, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

*513The jury’s finding that defendants were 100% responsible for the accident was not against the weight of the evidence (see Gilliam v Vasilis, 225 AD2d 509 [1996]). Although the bus driver’s testimony that he had a green light was supported by his contemporaneous accident reports and the police officer’s testimony that the infant plaintiff said he jumped in front of the bus,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McDermott v. Coffee Beanery, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Hart v. Town of North CastleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Gilliam v. VasilisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. Charleston v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Charleston v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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