Legal Opinion
Riffel v. Brumburg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 1982No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff appeals from a jury’s verdict of no cause of action returned in a wrongful death action. The fatality occurred when decedent’s car collided with the rear end of a tractor trailer truck stopped in traffic preparatory to making a left-hand turn. We agree that certain comments made by defense counsel during summation were improper. Repeated “excesses” by counsel in attempts to discredit an opponent’s expert may be prejudicial. This is particularly true when counsel’s comments go so far as to imply dishonest motives, or that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Bishin v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Russo v. PollackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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