Hernandez v. Consol. Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc.

Full title: Gilbert Hernandez, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Consolidated Edison Company of…

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 15, 2016

2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 7602 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)

Opinion

2207 301327/09

11-15-2016

Gilbert Hernandez, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Defendant, Danella Construction of NY Inc., Defendant-Respondent. [And a Third Party Action]

Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, New York (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), for appellant. Cozen O'Connor, New York (Eric J. Berger of counsel), for respondent.

Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Feinman, Gische, JJ.

Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, New York (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), for appellant.

Cozen O'Connor, New York (Eric J. Berger of counsel), for respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Howard H. Sherman, J.), entered September 24, 2015, which granted defendant Danella Construction of NY, Inc.'s motion to reduce the damages portion of the verdict and order a new trial of damages unless plaintiff stipulated to accept the reduced damages, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The jury's award for pain and suffering deviated materially from reasonable compensation for the injuries sustained by plaintiff (CPLR 5501[c]). The award for future medical expenses was not supported by the trial evidence (see e.g. Hyatt v Metro-North Commuter R.R., 16 AD3d 218, 219 [1st Dept 2005]).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: NOVEMBER 15, 2016

DEPUTY CLERK