Legal Opinion

Gibbons v. Ostrow

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

Decided March 27, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Martin, J.), entered December 10, 1998, which, upon a jury verdict finding that the defendant Alexander S. Ostrow was not negligent in the happening of the accident, is in favor of the defendants dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

A jury verdict may be set aside as against the weight of the evidence only where the jury could not have reached its verdict on any fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Cohen v Hallmark Cards,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Harris v. ArmstrongNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Brodeur v. CooperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. Figueroa v. KozminskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

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