Legal Opinion
Giaccotto v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 18, 1992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Louise Gruner Gans, J.), entered April 1, 1991 which, upon a jury verdict, awarded plaintiff the sum of $611,340.54, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the matter remanded to Supreme Court for a new trial.
Plaintiff sustained injury on November 28, 1982 at about 2:45 p.m. when he fell into an air shaft or subway vault located in front of the premises known as 616 Eighth Avenue in the City and County of New York. It is alleged that defendant New York City Transit Authority, which concedes ownership and control of the grating, was…
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- Lewis v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Lewis v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Rosario v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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