Legal Opinion

Vizzari v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 8, 1992PublishedCited by 176 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the claimants appeal, on the ground of inadequacy, from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Lengyel, J.), dated December 4, 1989, which, after a bifurcated nonjury trial, awarded the claimant Patsy Vizzari damages in the principal sum of only $120,000, and awarded the claimant Frances Vizzari damages in the principal sum of only $10,000.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The claimant Patsy Vizzari fell from a ladder and fractured his left hip while working at a construction site at the State University of New York at…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ahnert v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  2. Hanna v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. Schock v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by176 opinions

  1. Doe v. PoeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Taran v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. Tayar v. TayarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. Bernstein v. SosnowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Groce v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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