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Lesser v. Brookside Hotel, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Feb 23, 1978
61 A.D.2d 878 (N.Y. App. Div. 1978)

Opinion

February 23, 1978


Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered February 11, 1976 in Ulster County, upon a verdict rendered at a Trial Term in favor of plaintiffs. On this appeal plaintiffs seek a reversal and new trial limited solely to the issue of damages upon the ground that the verdict as rendered is grossly inadequate. There must be an affirmance. The bulk of plaintiffs' claim for damages was based on loss of earnings, pain and suffering. Presented essentially with questions of credibility, the jury plainly chose not to accept all the contentions offered by plaintiffs on those subjects and it had the perfect right to do so. After examining the record, we cannot say the result is such that would shock the conscience of the court (Hallenbeck v Caiazzo, 41 A.D.2d 789; Shapp v Simmons, 31 A.D.2d 666). Judgment affirmed, without costs. Greenblott, J.P., Kane, Larkin, Mikoll and Herlihy, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Lesser v. Brookside Hotel, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Feb 23, 1978
61 A.D.2d 878 (N.Y. App. Div. 1978)
Case details for

Lesser v. Brookside Hotel, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:MELVIN LESSER, Appellant, v. BROOKSIDE HOTEL, INC., et al., Respondents…

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

Date published: Feb 23, 1978

Citations

61 A.D.2d 878 (N.Y. App. Div. 1978)

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