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Emerson v. Davis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Nov 15, 1989
155 A.D.2d 876 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

November 15, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Monroe County, Provenzano, J.

Present — Dillon, P.J., Boomer, Green, Lawton and Davis, JJ.


Judgment unanimously modified on the law and and as modified affirmed without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Monroe County, for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum: The judgment must be vacated and a new trial granted on the sole issue of damages because the jury did not follow the court's instructions in reporting its special verdict with respect to the full dollar amount of damages sustained by plaintiff (see, Candee v Pennsylvania R.R. Co., 221 N.Y. 723; Trulock v Kings County Iron Foundry, 216 App. Div. 439, 450; Chevalier v Farrell, 58 Misc.2d 991, 992).


Summaries of

Emerson v. Davis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Nov 15, 1989
155 A.D.2d 876 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

Emerson v. Davis

Case Details

Full title:WANDA H. EMERSON, Respondent, v. RODERICK DAVIS et al., Appellants…

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

Date published: Nov 15, 1989

Citations

155 A.D.2d 876 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
547 N.Y.S.2d 484

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