Legal Opinion
Nahvi v. Urban
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 29, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (D’Emilio, J.), dated July 21, 1998, which denied her motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 to set aside the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against her on the issue of liability.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, the motion is granted, and a new trial is granted, with costs to abide the event.
In this automobile accident case, the plaintiff claimed to have no memory either of the accident itself, or of events which occurred immediately before…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sawyer v. Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Schechter v. KlanferNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Dulin v. MaherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Costa v. HicksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Santos v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by2 opinions
- Saint Ex Rel. Saint v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2007
- McGuire v. LaierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001