Legal Opinion
Brown v. New York City Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 18, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (G.- Aronin, J.), entered May 7, 1997, which, upon a jury verdict finding it 70% at fault and the infant plaintiff 30% at fault in the happening of the accident and awarding the plaintiffs the principal sum of $800,000 ($50,000 for past pain and suffering, $500,000 for future pain and suffering, and $250,000 for future medical expenses), is in favor of the plaintiffs and against it.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the facts and as a *720matter of discretion,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Nolechek v. GesualeNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- LaTorre v. Genesee Management, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Lyall v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- O'Brien v. CovertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by5 opinions
- Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co.New York Supreme Court · 2001
- Fleming v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Goady v. Utopia Home Care AgencyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Lewis v. DrakeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Ruffing v. Union Carbide Corp.New York Supreme Court · 2000