Legal Opinion

Zara v. Perzan

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

Decided July 6, 1992PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Jones, J.), entered May 2, 1990, which, upon a trial ruling granting the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law at the close of the plaintiff’s case, is in favor of the defendants and against her.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

This appeal involves a 24-year-old plaintiff, a native of Italy, who lost two fingers while trying to remove a grass-catching bag from a gas-powered lawnmower. The plaintiff asserts that the defendants, the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dolitsky v. Bay Isle Oil Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. Golembe v. BlumbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
  3. Splawnik v. Di CaprioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. Snyder v. KramerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. Snyder v. KramerNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Cook v. SchapiroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Adeyinka v. Yankee Fiber Control, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
  3. Byrne v. CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Martinez v. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.New York Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Cabrera v. Lincoln Sq. CondominiumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021

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