Legal Opinion
Burns v. Gooshaw
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 21, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Mikoll, J. P.
Plaintiff Tina M. Burns (hereinafter plaintiff) fell on a staircase exiting property owned by defendants sustaining injuries to her back and leg. Plaintiff sued in negligence for damages sustained and her husband sued, derivatively, for loss of consortium. After attributing fault to defendants and plaintiffs on a 60% to 40% ratio, the jury awarded plaintiff $19,362.62 for past medical bills, $23,368.80 for past lost earnings and $26,631.20 for past pain and suffering. No award was made for future losses including medical care, pain and suffering and lost earnings, or for the…
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