Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Crecco

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

Decided November 2, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Coppola, J.), dated October 1, 1997, which, upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendants and against her, dismissed the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the plaintiffs contention, expert testimony with regard to the significance of the force of the impact between the two vehicles involved in the subject accident was not necessary since this is a matter within the ordinary knowledge and experience of the trier of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. De Long v. County of ErieNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Matott v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Vaglica v. HomeyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. KNIGHT, FREDERICK G. v. HOLLAND, ROBERTAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. Bennett v. FergusonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Kristof Fekete v. City of New York, et al.District Court, S.D. New York · 2025

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