Legal Opinion
Sumowicz v. Gimbel Brothers, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 10, 1990PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Richard D. Rosenbloom, J.), entered on or about August 25, 1989, which, following a jury trial on liability, set aside a verdict in favor of defendant Gimbel’s New York, directing that a new trial be held, is unanimously reversed, on the law, the jury verdict reinstated, and the complaint is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.
Plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl, struck her eye on the edge of a clear glass display case in Gimbel’s. Plaintiff bent down to pick up a sweater in the case and felt a sudden pain in her eye. Lighting conditions in the…
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