Legal Opinion
Wester v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 9, 1998No. Claim No. 85137PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Ruderman, J.), dated November 13, 1996, which, after a trial, dismissed his claim.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Great weight should be accorded to a trial court’s determinations, particularly where, as here, they rest upon the resolution of issues of credibility and assessment of the weight of the evidence (see, Amend v Hurley, 293 NY 587; Levy v Kurpil, 168 AD2d 881, 882; Cordts v State of New York, 125 AD2d 746; Arnold v State of New York,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Amend v. HurleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Vizzari v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Cordts v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Kaplan v. WerlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Levy v. KurpilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Shirvanion v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Bush v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Behar v. Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 2016
- Tomaino v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2008