Legal Opinion

Burroughs v. East Hudson Parkway Authority

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

Decided October 4, 1971PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated November 4, 1970, which granted plaintiff’s motion to increase the ad damnum of the complaint from $1,650,000 to $4,000,000, *837Order reversed and motion denied, without costs. In our opinion, the amount demanded in the ad damnum clause is adequate (Hines v. City of Poughkeepsie, 36 A D 2d 830). Hopkins, Acting P. J., Gulotta, Christ, Brennan and Benjamin, JJ., concur.

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lawson v. StowColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. Horstein v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
  3. Risenhoover v. EnglandDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1996
  4. Harris v. Village of East HillsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  5. Sabatini v. General Electric Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979