Rice v. Ninacs
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Del Vecchio, J. P.
In this negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $15,000 and from an order denying his motion for a new trial or reduction of the verdict. There is no issue of liability on the appeal; defendant consented to a directed verdict on this issue at the close of the proof. He now claims that the verdict was excessive and that he was unfairly prejudiced by incidents which occurred during summation.
On August 15,1966 plaintiff, then 44 years of age, was sitting in his parked…
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