Gilliam v. Vasilis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The testimony of plaintiff and one of the eyewitnesses to the accident provided legally sufficient evidence for the finding that defendant was 100% responsible for the accident, and inconsistencies in plaintiff’s testimony and conflicting testimony as to whether plaintiff looked both ways and had the traffic light in her favor before crossing the street do not render the verdict against the weight of the evidence (see, Nicastro v Park, 113 AD2d 129, 132-137). The trial court properly refused to charge the emergency doctrine since defendant driver’s own account of the accident failed to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Waugh v. JohnsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Aldrich v. Madison Taxi of Buffalo, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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