Legal Opinion
Estevez v. Tam
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 2017No. 2015-02719PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for wrongful death, etc., the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Bruno, J.), entered January 29, 2015, which denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a), in effect, to set aside, as contrary to the weight of the evidence, and in the interest of justice, so much of a jury verdict as awarded zero damages for loss of the decedent’s parental guidance, and for a new trial on the issue of liability.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly determined that the jury verdict, which awarded zero damages…
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