Legal Opinion
Landsman v. Bunker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 7, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs and new trial granted. Memorandum: Plaintiff Ruth Landsman was injured in an automobile accident and sustained a laceration of her lower lip and chin, resulting in a depressed PA-inch scar on her chin. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant, finding that plaintiff had not suffered a significant disfigurement within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d). The standard by which significant disfigurement is to be determined within the meaning of that section is whether a reasonable person would view the condition as unattractive,…
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