Legal Opinion
Pisciotta v. Parisi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 6, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Becker, J.), dated April 14, 1988, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal sum of $150,000.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is granted, with costs to abide the event.
We agree with the defendant’s contention that the trial court erred in refusing to charge the doctrine of comparative negligence to the jury (see, CPLR 1411). Although the evidence adduced was conflicting, a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Smith v. SapienzaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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