Legal Opinion
Cruz v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 1, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Durante, J.), entered March 12, 1990, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff Robert Cruz in the sum of $2,545,551.91, and in favor of the plaintiff Zayda Rivera in the sum of $115,320.76.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the complaint is dismissed.
The plaintiff Robert Cruz was injured as a result of a fall from the landing of a stairway leading from a public sidewalk to an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Cruz v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Roffenbender v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
- Roffenbender v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Pierce v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Persaud v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Columbus v. Smith & Mahoney, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Martinez v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Diaz v. New York Downtown HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Pantoja v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998