Shalom v. Sahani

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Elliott Wilk, J.), entered February 9, 1987, which, upon a jury verdict, awarded plaintiff the sum of $101,575, is unanimously modified, on the law, to the extent of reducing the judgment by $50,000, to a total sum of $51,575, and, otherwise affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries, which were sustained as a result of a collision between two motor vehicles. After trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, which included an award of $6,500 for past medical expenses, and an award of…