Legal Opinion

Burlingame v. Toal

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

Decided June 18, 1999No. Appeal No. 1Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs and new trial granted. Memorandum: At the trial of this personal injury action, defendant admitted that his negligence caused the head-on collision between plaintiffs’ and defendant’s vehicles. The jury returned a verdict of no cause of action based on its finding that Eleanor Burlingame (plaintiff) did not sustain a serious injury as a result of the accident (see, Insurance Law § 5102 [d]). Supreme Court erred in denying plaintiffs’ request to submit to the jury a verdict sheet containing separate interrogatories with respect to the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Velez v. SvehlaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Cirasuolo v. CahillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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