De Araujo v. Stem Cab Corp.

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Friedmann, J.), dated June 9, 1992, which, after a bench trial, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal amount of $20,000.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff provided evidence at trial that because of injuries sustained in an automobile accident with the appellant Wa P. Law, he was unable to return to work as a cab driver. Approximately 17 months after the accident, the plaintiff took a job which did not require…