Legal Opinion
Dermatossian v. New York City Transit Authority
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1986PublishedCited by 315 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Plaintiff, Joseph Dermatossian,1 recovered a judgment, following a jury verdict, for injuries allegedly sustained on May 5, 1980 when he struck his head on a defective2 grab handle as he stood up to leave defendant’s bus. Although no proof of actual negligence was adduced, the court, over defendant’s objection, submitted the case to the jury on the theory of res ipso loquitur. The defense was that no accident had occurred on defendant’s bus and that plaintiff must have hurt himself elsewhere. The Appellate Division affirmed, without opinion, and we granted…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by315 opinions
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