Legal Opinion
Kovit v. Estate of Katherine Hallums
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 28, 2003PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant City of New York appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (R. Rivera, J.), dated February 6, 2001, which, upon a jury verdict finding it 97% at fault in the happening of the accident and awarding the plaintiff Lewis Kovit the sum of $5,000,000 for past pain and suffering, $10,000,000 for future pain and suffering, $440,381 for past loss of earnings, and $800,618 for future loss of earnings, and awarding the plaintiff Marie Kovit the sum of $250,000 on her derivative cause of action, and upon denying…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Balsam v. Delma Engineering Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Maloney v. ScarfoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- Seaman v. Town of BabylonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Mitchell v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
3Cited by8 opinions
- Kovit v. Estate of HallumsNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- Firmes v. Chase Manhattan Automotive Finance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Hotaling v. CSX TransportationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Hernandez v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Saint Ex Rel. Saint v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2007
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