Legal Opinion

Lessard v. Caterpillar, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 1, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal from a judgment of Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Centra, J.), entered July 14, 2000, granting defendant’s motion for a directed verdict pursuant to CPLR 4401.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Plaintiff appeals from a judgment granting defendant’s motion for a directed verdict pursuant to CPLR 4401. Supreme Court properly granted defendant’s motion to strike the testimony of plaintiffs expert, a civil engineer, with respect to the allegedly defective design of a door-locking mechanism on a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Matott v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Volpe v. Good Samaritan HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Hileman v. Schmitt's Garage, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  4. Prosser v. County of ErieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Williams v. Sharp Electronics Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dimond v. Heinz Pet Products Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. Beeley v. SpencerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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