Legal Opinion
Micaric v. Mann
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 13, 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward H. Lehner, J.
The novel legal issue presented on this motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 is whether the court may direct a new trial solely on the issue of punitive damages when the jury declined to award such damages.
FACTS-
Plaintiffs, students in defendant’s acting school, instituted this action to recover damages based on allegations of sexual abuse and harassment.
At trial the moving plaintiffs (all of whom were in their early 20’s at the time of the incidents complained of) testified that defendant (who was then in his mid-60’s) caused them to perform at school various…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Loeb v. TeitelbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Rupert v. SellersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- O'Connor v. PapertsianNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Ostano Commerzanstalt v. Telewide Systems, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- United States v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.District Court, W.D. New York · 1990
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