Legal Opinion

Agui v. Fernandez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 15, 2014Published

1Opinion of the Court

A jury verdict should not be set aside as contrary to the weight of the evidence unless the evidence so preponderates in favor of the moving party that the jury could not have reached its verdict by any fair interpretation of the evidence (see Lolik v Big V Supermarkets, 86 NY2d 744, 746 [1995]; Adetimirin v Howland Hook Hous. Co., Inc., 92 AD3d 814 [2012]; Nicastro v Park, 113 AD2d 129, 133-134 [1985]). Here, it was a fair interpretation of the evidence for the jury to have found that the plaintiff, a pe*646destrian, was not in the crosswalk when the defendant driver started making his turn, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. Lolik v. Big v. Supermarkets, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Seong Yim Kim v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Adetimirin v. Howland Hook Housing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Collazo v. Metropolitan Suburban Bus AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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