Legal Opinion
Rakoff v. New York City Department of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 9, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Baily-Schiffman, J.), entered October 5, 2011, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the sum of $327,320.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for a new trial.
The plaintiff allegedly was injured when he slipped on a puddle of water in the gymnasium of the defendants’ ES. 225 while he was teaching a physical education class in a summer…
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