Legal Opinion
In Re the Arbitration Between Levine & Zurich American Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1980PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the arbitration award reinstated.
The arbitrator found that the basic economic loss was not incorporated in the jury’s verdict. While the Judge in the third-party action submitted to the jury conventional items of special damage, including those covered by the no-fault law, it does not necessarily follow that in reaching its verdict, which was a general one, the jury, in assessing damages, in fact decided to allow these items. Since the plaintiff sought a sum greatly in excess of $180,000 for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital v. CatherwoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Garcia v. Federal InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by11 opinions
- In re the Arbitration between Shand & Aetna InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- MATTER OF CENT. GEN. HOSP. v. Hanover Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- McKenna v. County of Nassau Office of County AttorneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Acevedo v. G.E.I.C.O.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Hyde v. North River InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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