Legal Opinion
Branch v. Stehr
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 18, 1983PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant Village of Hempstead *850appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Velsor, J.), dated April 16, 1982, which, after a trial on the issue of liability only, granted plaintiffs’ motion to set aside a jury verdict apportioning fault at 90% on the part of the infant plaintiff, Trevor Branch, and 10% on the part of the appellant, and which directed a new trial. Order affirmed, with costs. We agree with Trial Term’s conclusion that the jury’s verdict was against the weight of the evidence. This court…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dugan v. DieberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Schaffner v. RockmacherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- Rubin v. O'DonnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
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