Legal Opinion
Riviello v. Waldron
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 1979PublishedCited by 453 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
Plaintiff Donald Riviello, a patron of the Pot Belly Pub, a Bronx bar and grill operated by the defendant Raybele Tavern, Inc., lost the use of an eye because of what was found to be negligence on the part of Joseph Waldron, a Raybele employee. The jury having decided for the plaintiff, in due course the trial court entered a judgment in his favor for $200,000 plus costs and interest from the date of the verdict. It later amended the judgment to reflect a payment of $25,000 which the plaintiff had received in advance of trial from Waldron’s personal liability…
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