Legal Opinion
Figueroa v. New York City Transit Authority
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Randolph Jackson, J.
The motion of the defendant, New York City Transit Authority, for judgment non obstante veredicto in this personal injury suit is granted. The plaintiff, a sympathetic figure at seven years of age, running in and out of the courtroom missing one arm, was awarded a jury verdict on October 3, 1991 of $550,000 upon the jury’s finding of liability against the New York City Transit Authority, arising from an incident occurring on July 4, 1985 when his mother committed suicide by throwing herself under the wheels of a moving subway train with him (then 11…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cuffy v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Weiner v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Kircher v. City of JamestownNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Zibbon v. Town of CheektowagaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Koerner v. Club Mediterranee, S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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