Legal Opinion

Lester v. Jolicofur

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 12, 1986PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lodato, J.), dated October 25, 1984, which, after jury trial, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $554,000.

Judgment affirmed, with costs.

This action arises out of a two-car collision on Kings Highway in Brooklyn, involving a southbound automobile driven by the plaintiff Sandra Lester and a left-turning northbound automobile owned by the defendant Fordham Rent-A-Car, Inc., and driven by the defendant Claude Jolicofur. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Weigand v. . United Traction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. Kiernan v. EdwardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Nunziata v. BirchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. Anastasio v. ScheerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Smalley v. McCarthyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. Burns v. MastroianniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. Huber v. MaloneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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