Legal Opinion
Leonard v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 5, 2000PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Weiss, J.), dated August 27, 1998, which denied their motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the plaintiffs’ motion is granted, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for an inquest on damages.
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- Miller v. IrwinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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