Legal Opinion
Colon v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 1, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages *259for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Milano, J.), entered August 9, 1996, which, upon a jury verdict, dismissed the complaint.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
Although the trial court frequently intervened in the trial by questioning witnesses, it did not display any bias toward either counsel. Rather, the trial court questioned the witnesses to further clarify facts material to the issues in the trial and to expedite the proceedings (see, Pallotta v West Bend Co., 166 AD2d 637, 639;…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rubin v. PecoraroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Gallo v. Supermarkets General Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Pallotta v. West Bend Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Dulin v. MaherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- LaMotta v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
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