Legal Opinion
Schiskie v. Fernan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 27, 2000PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (LaCava, J.), entered July 23, 1999, which, upon a jury verdict finding her to be 100% at fault in the happening of the accident, and upon the denial of her motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 to set aside the verdict, dismissed the complaint.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
A verdict should not be set aside as against the weight of the evidence unless the evidence so preponderates in favor of the moving party that it could not have been reached upon…
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