Legal Opinion
Santiago v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 20, 2003Published
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (R.E. Rivera, J.), dated April 10, 2002, which, upon a jury verdict finding him 49% at fault and the defendant 51% percent at fault in the happening of the accident, granted the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the verdict and for judgment as a matter of law dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff commenced this action against the defendant New York City Transit Authority (hereinafter the NYCTA) af*848te…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Santiago v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Stevens v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Chase v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Muller v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997