Raptis v. Juda Construction, Ltd.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Norma Ruiz, J.), entered on or about October 14, 2004, which, after a jury trial, awarded plaintiff damages in the principal amount of $1,034,192, upon plaintiffs stipulation consenting to a reduction in lieu of a new trial on damages, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the complaint dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Plaintiff, an employee of Morgan Excel Trucking, Inc., was injured on April 9, 1997 when the dump trailer he was operating rolled over, causing him to be thrown across the cab.…