Legal Opinion
Velazquez v. Water Taxi, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1980PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff was injured when the taxi in which she was riding, owned by defendant Water Taxi, Inc., collided with a "hit and run” driver. She commenced arbitration proceedings pursuant to the uninsured motorist indorsement, and a legal action against Water Taxi, the driver Campbell and the driver’s employer, Ramp Maintenance Corp. In the proceeding as well as in the action, plaintiff sought $1,000,000 in damages. The arbitrator rendered an award for $2,500 noneconomic loss, which was reduced to…
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