Legal Opinion

Pimpinella v. McSwegan

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

Decided March 14, 1995PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Howard Miller, J.), entered August 12, 1993 which, upon a jury verdict, awarded plaintiff $1,405,000, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, and the matter is remanded for a new trial.

This is a personal injury action in which plaintiff Nancy Pimpinella was injured when her car collided with a car driven by defendant Matthew J. McSwegan near the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Carnegie Avenue in Staten Island, New York. Plaintiff was driving southbound on Richmond Avenue, which has three travelling lanes and a fourth…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Vera v. Bielomatik Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Bucich v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. Petioni v. GrisiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. Bennett v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. McCollin v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Toyos v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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