Legal Opinion
Dennis v. Dachs
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 11, 1982PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carro, J.
The most substantial issue on this appeal concerns the admissibility of expert testimony on the effect of the projection of past wage increments on lost future earnings.
Plaintiff, a pedestrian, was injured when he was struck by two colliding vehicles and was thrown through an opening in the wall abutting the sidewalk on an overpass, to an embankment below. The liability phase of this action was tried first, and a jury found in plaintiff’s favor against defendant Dachs and the City of New York, with an apportionment of 50% of the liability against each. The damage…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Zaninovich v. American Airlines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- Theobald v. Grey Public Relations, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- Stanley v. Ford Motor Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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- O'Rourke v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Hanratty v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Dennis v. DachsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- O'rourke v. Eastern Air LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984