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Cikoja v. Elstein

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 17, 2011
81 A.D.3d 515 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

Opinion

No. 4285.

February 17, 2011.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, J.), entered October 5, 2009, dismissing the complaint, and bringing up for review an order, same court and Justice, entered July 21, 2009, which denied plaintiffs motion to set aside the jury verdict, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Cascione Purcigliotti Galluzzi, New York (Thomas G. Cascione of counsel), for appellant.

Koors Jednak, Bronx (Paul W. Koors of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Tom, J.P., Saxe, DeGrasse, Freedman and Román, JJ.


The verdict was based on a fair interpretation of the evidence; issues of credibility are for the jury, whose resolution thereof is entitled to deference ( see Crespo v Chan, 54 AD3d 621). There was ample evidence from which the jury could fairly infer that plaintiff was not credible and did not sustain a serious injury to his right shoulder as a result of the 2003 automobile accident.

We have considered plaintiffs remaining contentions and find them unavailing.


Summaries of

Cikoja v. Elstein

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 17, 2011
81 A.D.3d 515 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
Case details for

Cikoja v. Elstein

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL CIKOJA, Appellant, v. ALAN R. ELSTEIN, Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 17, 2011

Citations

81 A.D.3d 515 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 1125
916 N.Y.S.2d 503

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