Gordon v. Muchnick
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dunkin, J.), dated December 19, 1989, which, upon a ruling granting the defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, made at the close of the trial evidence, is in favor of the defendant and against her.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, and a new trial is granted, with costs to abide the event.
To prove a prima facie case of negligence, the plaintiff must establish the existence of a duty on the defendant’s part to the…
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