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Esposito v. Wilson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 8, 2003
308 A.D.2d 432 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

2002-00097

Argued April 10, 2003.

September 8, 2003.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, on the ground of inadequacy, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Franco, J.), dated November 20, 2001, as, upon a jury verdict finding the defendant 100% at fault in the happening of the accident, is in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant in the principal sum of $50,000.

Herbert Monte Levy, New York, N.Y., for appellant.

Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker Sauer, Mineola, N.Y. (Jonathan A. Dachs of counsel), for respondent.

Before: ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P., HOWARD MILLER, THOMAS A. ADAMS, REINALDO E. RIVERA, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The parties entered into a pre-verdict, high-low agreement with parameters of $40,000 to $750,000. Since the jury verdict fell within those parameters, the plaintiff's present challenge to the judgment cannot be sustained ( cf. Gold v. United Health Servs. Hosp., 95 N.Y.2d 683, 688; Ogu v. Faulkner, 265 A.D.2d 469; Baca v. HRH Constr. Corp., 200 A.D.2d 538). In light of our determination we do not reach the plaintiff's remaining contention.

FLORIO, J.P., H. MILLER, ADAMS and RIVERA, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Esposito v. Wilson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 8, 2003
308 A.D.2d 432 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

Esposito v. Wilson

Case Details

Full title:LOUISA ESPOSITO, appellant, v. STEVEN WILSON, ETC., respondent

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

Date published: Sep 8, 2003

Citations

308 A.D.2d 432 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
764 N.Y.S.2d 207

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