Legal Opinion
Gerichten v. Ruiz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 9, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., defendant Welsbach Electric Corp. appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered May 16, 1980, which awarded the infant plaintiff $255,000 damages, upon a jury verdict. Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion, without costs or disbursements, and action remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for a new trial on the issue of damages. No issues have been presented with respect to liability. The major issues on the damage phase of this bifurcated trial were (1) whether certain…
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