Bert v. Port Authority of New York

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Baer, Jr., J.), entered December 13, 1989» which, upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, and upon his stipulation accepting, in lieu of a new trial on damages, a damage award of $100,000 reduced from $318,000, awarded plaintiff said sum as compensatory damages, plus interest and costs, unanimously affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

On appeal, the Port Authority does not contest the jury’s finding of liability against it for its actions in detaining plaintiff for a period of 3½ hours after three of its police officers had assaulted and…