Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Bankers & Shippers Insurance

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 24, 1980PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*940OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

We are constrained to affirm the order of the Appellate Division, with costs.

It is appellant’s contention that no consequential damages should have been awarded. In returning substantial verdicts for plaintiff it may be that the jury considered legally impermissible elements of such damages when it determined the total amount of damages. In the procedural posture in which the case reaches us it is impossible to determine whether the jury did in fact consider any such elements, and in any event we may not look behind the verdicts of the triers of the facts. The…

2Cited by22 opinions

  1. Barbier v. Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  2. Peguero v. 601 Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. State v. Timothy JJ.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Suria v. ShiffmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. International Fidelity Insurance v. County of RocklandDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000

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