Legal Opinion

Accetta v. City of New York

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

Decided October 15, 2001PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. Lolik v. Big v. Supermarkets, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Carotenuto v. Harran Transportation Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Kalpakis v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Spencer v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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