Gayle v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant City of New York appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), entered March 14, 1996, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiffs and against it in the principal sum of $13,550,085.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the complaint is dismissed.
The plaintiff Kenneth Gayle was injured when his car allegedly skidded on a wet roadway and collided with a parked trailer. He claims that he lost control of the car when it reached a large…
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- Tortora v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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