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Whitfield v. City of New York

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

Decided May 19, 1997PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ramirez, J.), entered October 26, 1993, which, upon a jury verdict and upon the partial grant of its posttrial motion pursuant to CPLR 4404, awarded the plaintiff the principal sum of $7,402,000.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the facts and as an exercise of discretion, without costs or disbursements, and a new trial is granted on the issue of damages only, unless, within 20 days after service upon the plaintiff of a copy of this decision and order with…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Miller v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Jacqueline S. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. MATTER OF AM. TRANSIT INS. CO. v. CorcoranNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Dufur v. LavinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Whitfield v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. In Re September 11 LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
  3. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance v. City of AlbanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co.New York Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Pierre-Louis v. DeLonghi America, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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