Legal Opinion

Duane v. City of Yonkers

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

Decided June 28, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Coppola, J.), entered July 31, 1998, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the defendants and against him dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court was correct in denying the plaintiffs motion to set aside the verdict as against the weight of the evidence. A jury verdict should not be set aside unless the jury could not have reached the verdict on any fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Cohen v…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Gross v. NapoliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Nelson v. City of New RochelleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. Ruscito v. EarlyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rozzoni Design Inc. v. Fratelli Ricatto Import & Export Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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