Accetta v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lonschein, J.), dated June 7, 2000, which, upon a jury verdict on the issue of liability, is in favor of the defendants and against him dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with one bill of costs.
Contrary to the appellant’s contention, the jury verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. A jury verdict should not be set aside as against the weight of the evidence unless the jury could not have reached its verdict on any fair…
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