Legal Opinion
Butler v. County of Chautauqua
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 2000PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied and verdict reinstated. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in granting plaintiff’s motion and setting1 aside the verdict and directing judgment in plaintiff’s favor. It cannot be said that there is “no valid line of reasoning and permissible inferences which could possibly lead rational [persons] to the conclusion reached by the jury on the basis of the evidence presented at trial” (Cohen v Hallmark Cards, 45 NY2d 493, 499; see, Levin v Carbone, 277 AD2d 951 [decided herewith]).
The court further erred in determining that, if it…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Gomez v. Park Donuts, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Levin v. CarboneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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