Legal Opinion

Veal v. New York City Transit Authority

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

Decided March 6, 1989PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Posner, J.), entered May 7, 1987, as, upon a jury verdict, was in favor of the plaintiff on the issue of liability.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is granted on the issue of liability, with costs to abide the event.

On October 29, 1981, the plaintiff was a passenger on a subway train operated and maintained by the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dermatossian v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. George Foltis, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
  3. Ebanks v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. DiGrazia v. CastronovaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  5. Kennedy v. Peninsula Hospital CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kay Foundation v. S & F Towing Services of Staten Island, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. Montes v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Kelly v. TarnowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Fleischer v. Melmarkets, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. Prote Contracting Co. v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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