Legal Opinion

Liebgott v. City of New York

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

Decided March 27, 1995PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jackson, J.), dated April 8, 1993, which, upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendant and against her on the issue of liability, granted judgment in favor of the defendant.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff contends that reversal is required because the trial court’s initial jury instruction as to the definition of proximate cause erroneously implied that there could be only one proximate cause of the accident. However, this…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Torrado v. Lutheran Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Galioto v. Lakeside HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. Haynes v. HaynesNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Dulin v. MaherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Capicchioni v. MorrisseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Lind v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Vingo v. RosnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Curanovic v. New York Central Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Ciarelli v. LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Ritz v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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