Legal Opinion
Donofrio v. Montalbano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 23, 1997PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for wrongful death, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Polizzi, J.), dated June 27, 1996, which, upon a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendant on the issue of dam*618ages, granted, the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the verdict as to damages on the ground of excessiveness, and granted a new trial on damages unless the plaintiffs stipulated to reduce the verdict as to damages for conscious pain and suffering from $1,500,000 to $100,000 and to reduce the verdict as to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tenczar v. MilliganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Dontas v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Portaro v. GerberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Higgins v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Costarelli v. GurinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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