Legal Opinion

Stevens v. State

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

Decided January 8, 2008PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Scuccimarra, J.), dated August 10, 2005, which, after a nonjury trial on the issue of liability, and upon a decision of the same court dated July 8, 2005, dismissed the claim.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, the claim is reinstated, the claimant is awarded judgment against the defendant on the issue of liability, and the matter is remitted to the Court of Claims for a trial on the issue of damages.

The evidence at trial showed that the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gordon v. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Northern Westchester Professional Park Associates v. Town of BedfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Domanova v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Emmi v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. Mastroianni v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. DePaula v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Czernicki v. LawniczakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. McGowan v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Doe v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Khaimova v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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