Legal Opinion

Green v. Meyer

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

Decided October 7, 1985PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Christ, J.), dated June 26, 1984, which, after a jury trial, was in favor of the defendants.

Judgment affirmed, with costs.

We find that the jury’s verdict was based on a fair interpretation of the evidence and a valid line of reasoning which could lead rational people to a similar conclusion (see, Nazito v Holton, 96 AD2d 550; cf. Cohen v Hallmark Cards, 45 NY2d 493, 499). Additionally, while plaintiffs presented prima facie evidence of negligence by…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Pfaffenbach v. White Plains Express Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
  3. Green v. DownsNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. Vadala v. CarrollNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Rosenberg v. RixonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Dutcher v. FetcherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Barath v. MarronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Robinson v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Brown v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. Radloff v. AdlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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