Edwards v. DeHaven
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Mercure, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Smyk, J.), in favor of defendant, entered July 26, 1988 in Broome County, upon a dismissal of the complaint at the close of plaintiff’s case.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover for injuries alleged *758to have been sustained in an automobile accident, claiming "significant disfigurement” as the basis for satisfying the threshold requirement of "serious injury” (see, Insurance Law § 5102 [d]; § 5104 [a]). The action proceeded to a jury trial and Supreme Court, after personally viewing the scars which form the basis for plaintiffs claim…
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