Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. New York City Housing Authority
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 17, 1997PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The issue here is whether Supreme Court had discretion to award less than 9% interest on a judgment against the New York City Housing Authority. In a personal injury claim brought against the Housing Authority, plaintiff alleged that the floor in a building maintained by defendant where she fell was "wet and slippery and strewn with papers and debris.” At trial, a jury found in plaintiff’s favor and awarded her (1) $300,000 for past pain and suffering; (2) $950,000 for future pain and suffering; (3) $2,680 for loss of earnings to date; (4) $5,968 for medical…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Buffalo v. J. W. Clement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1971
- People Ex Rel. Emigrant Ind. Sav. Bank v. SextonNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Carson v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Mirand v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- J. N. Futia Co. v. Schenectady Municipal Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
3Cited by52 opinions
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