Legal Opinion

Rivera v. Americo

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

Decided July 6, 2004PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bunyan, J.), entered December 20, 2002, which, upon a jury verdict on the issue of liability, is in favor of the defendants and against him.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, the complaint is reinstated, and a new trial is granted, with costs to abide the event.

The plaintiff and his companion lived in an apartment in a house owned by the defendants in Peekskill. To gain access to the apartment, the plaintiff had “to go up a driveway going through the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cranston v. Oxford Resources Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. Gamar v. GamarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Wilmot v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. Koperda v. Town of WhitestownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Gonzalez v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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3Cited by6 opinions

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