Legal Opinion
Bartolone v. Jeckovich
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 7, 1984PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Denman, J.
On October 4, 1976, plaintiff was involved in a four-car chain reaction collision in Niagara Falls for which defendants were found liable. Plaintiff sustained relatively minor injuries consisting of whiplash and cervical and lower back strain for which he was treated with muscle relaxants and physical therapy but was not hospitalized. Subsequently, however, he suffered an acute psychotic breakdown from which he has not recovered. The theory on which plaintiff’s case was tried was that the accident aggravated a preexisting paranoid schizophrenic condition which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McCahill v. New York Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Monahan v. WeichertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Bonner v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
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