Legal Opinion
Welch v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 2000PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the City of New York appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Mason, J.), entered April 29, 1999, which, upon the denial of its motion made at the close of evidence for judgment as a matter of law, and upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against it in the principal sum of $48,000.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, the motion for judgment as a matter of law is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
The plaintiff was injured when he tripped over a cement mound while playing basketball…
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