Stefanie v. Harvey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Plaintiff failed to raise a genuine issue of fact regarding his contention that he suffered a "serious injury” *981within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d). One of plaintiffs physicians opined that plaintiff suffered a "soft tissue injury in the form of stretching of the muscles and ligaments” constituting a "mild weakness” of the musculature which should be a "minimal problem and should not handicap the patient in the vast majority of his daily activities”. Another physician who…
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- Palmer v. AmakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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