Legal Opinion
Headley v. Tessler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 27, 1999PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Leone, J.), dated February 25, 1999, which, upon the granting of the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law, made at the close of the evidence, dismissed the complaint.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Barrett v. McNultyNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
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