Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Port Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 15, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*937A jury verdict in favor of a defendant should not be set aside as contrary to the weight of the evidence unless the evidence preponderates so heavily in the plaintiffs favor that the verdict could not have been reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence (see Lolik v Big V Supermarkets, 86 NY2d 744, 746 [1995]; Cedeno v McNulty, 39 AD3d 683, 683 [2007]; Nicastro v Park, 113 AD2d 129 [1985]). While great deference must be accorded to the credibility determinations of the jury, “a trial court’s discretion to set aside the verdict is at its broadest when it appears that the unsuccessful…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Lolik v. Big v. Supermarkets, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Barbieri v. VokounAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Batal v. Associated Universities, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Casaregola v. FarkouhAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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