Legal Opinion
Seward v. Northrup
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Robert A. Harlem, J.
This action arises out of an automobile accident which occurred when a vehicle operated by the plaintiff was in collision with another automobile owned and operated by Marvin L. Northrup. The accident happened at the intersection of a county road and a town road. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the gross sums of $52,500 for noneconomic loss and $22,500 for economic loss (medical expenses). The jury attributed 30% of the negligence to the plaintiff, thus reducing these awards to $36,750 and $15,750, respectively. As among the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kelly v. Long Island Lighting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Healy v. RennertNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- In re the Arbitration between Adams & Government Employees InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Szybura v. City of ElmiraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- Cole v. LordNew York Supreme Court · 1977
3Cited by5 opinions
- Goodkin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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- Bailey v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Goodkin v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
- Berill G. Goodkin and Phyllis Goodkin v. United States of America, the State of New York, the City of New York, William G. Reichert, John O'connor, Jules Aaron and Carol Aaron, United States of America, the City of New York, United States of America, and Third-Party v. State of New York, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985