Aponte v. City of New York

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Janice Bowman, J.), entered on or about December 29, 1999, which, after a jury trial, awarded plaintiff, in this action to recover for personal injuries sustained as a result of a trip and fall at a bus stop, damages in the principal amount of $175,000 against defendant City of New York, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The jury’s verdict was sufficiently supported by evidence establishing that defendant City, through its contractor, created the bump in the road that caused plaintiff to fall and sustain injury. In reaching its verdict, the jury was…