Legal Opinion
Becker v. City of New York
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 28, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Donald Scott Kurtz, J.
Defendant Harry Antoine moves pursuant to CPLR 4404 to set aside and/or modify the jury’s verdict on damages in this personal injury action. Defendant City of New York (hereinafter, the City) purports to move to set aside the jury’s verdict on liability as a matter of law, or alternatively, for a new trial on liability and to set aside the jury’s verdict on damages for past pain and suffering as excessive, or alternatively, to reduce the amount of damages awarded by the jury.
The unified trial of this action was held between February 14, 2001 and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Mirand v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Senko v. FondaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Stavitz v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Savarese v. City of New York Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Cohen v. Varig AirlinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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