Legal Opinion

Riggio v. New Creation Fellowship of Buffalo

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

Decided April 29, 1998PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied plaintiffs’ motion to set aside the jury verdict. A jury verdict should not be set aside as against the weight of evidence unless it is palpably wrong and there is no fair interpretation of the evidence to support the jury’s conclusion or the verdict is not one reasonable persons could have rendered after receiving conflicting evidence (see, Petrovski v Fornes, 125 AD2d 972, 973, lv denied 69 NY2d 608). A fair interpretation of the evidence supports the jury verdict of no cause of action. Based upon the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. People v. HernandezNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Petrovski v. FornesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. Felgenhauer v. Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. McCluskey v. West Bradford Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Dombrowski v. MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. Strouse v. United Parcel ServiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Wisholek v. DouglasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Ellsworth v. ChanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. Sandoval v. Stanley Works & Tools DivisionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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