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Vargas v. Charming Billy Deli

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 17, 2000
271 A.D.2d 598 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

Argued March 3, 2000.

April 17, 2000.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff Marilyn Vargas appeals from (1) a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Ponterio, J.), dated February 1, 1999, which, upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendant and against her, dismissed the complaint, (2) an order of the same court, dated March 22, 1999, which denied her motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, and (3) an amended order of the same court, dated April 7, 1999, which denied her motion to set aside the verdict and order a new trial.

Bernadette Panzella (John Z. Marangos, Staten Island, N.Y., of counsel), for appellant.

Quirk Bakalor, P.C., New York, N.Y. (Scott P. Taylor and Corinne R. Robinson of counsel), for respondent.

Before: DANIEL W. JOY, J.P., WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal from the order dated March 22, 1999, is dismissed, as that order was superseded by the amended order dated April 7, 1999; and it is further,

ORDERED that the amended order dated April 7, 1999, is affirmed; and it is further,

ORDERED that the defendant is awarded one bill of costs.

"The credibility of witnesses, the truthfulness and accuracy of the testimony, whether contradicted or not, and the significance of weaknesses and discrepancies are all issues for the trier of facts" (Sorokin v. Food Fair Stores, Inc., 51 A.D.2d 592, 593 ; see also, Bert v. Meyer, 243 A.D.2d 522 ; Pedone v. B B; Equip. Co., 239 A.D.2d 397, 398 ). Here, it cannot be said that the evidence so preponderated in favor of the plaintiff Marilyn Vargas that the verdict against her could not have been reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Nicastro v. Park, 113 A.D.2d 129 ).

The remaining contentions of the plaintiff Marilyn Vargas are without merit.


Summaries of

Vargas v. Charming Billy Deli

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 17, 2000
271 A.D.2d 598 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Vargas v. Charming Billy Deli

Case Details

Full title:MARILYN VARGAS, APPELLANT, ET AL., PLAINTIFF, v. CHARMING BILLY DELI…

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

Date published: Apr 17, 2000

Citations

271 A.D.2d 598 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
707 N.Y.S.2d 848

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