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McKenzie v. New York City Transit Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 6, 2000
278 A.D.2d 207 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

Argued November 9, 2000.

December 6, 2000.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, on the ground of inadequacy, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Barasch, J.), entered June 4, 1999, which, upon a jury verdict finding him 80% at fault and the defendant 20% at fault in the happening of the accident, awarded him the principal sum of only $58,757.59.

Fuchsberg Fuchsberg, New York, N.Y. (Martin Diennor, Abraham Fuchsberg, and Ronald Yang of counsel), for appellant.

Wallace D. Gossett, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lawrence Heisler of counsel), for respondent.

Before: LAWRENCE J. BRACKEN, J.P., WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, THOMAS R. SULLIVAN, LEO F. McGINITY, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff was struck by an oncoming subway train while he was walking on a subway track. His contention that the jury charge was unduly prejudicial is without merit. Further, any error in the court's charge was harmless (see, Manna v. Don Diego, 261 A.D.2d 590; Greenberg v. Yellow Frgt. Sys., 237 A.D.2d 568).

In addition, the plaintiff's claim that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence because the jury did not award any damages for future pain and suffering is without merit, as there was sufficient evidence in the record to allow the jury to conclude that the plaintiff will not have any future pain and suffering (see, Mattei v. Figueroa, 262 A.D.2d 459; Ventriglio v. Active Airport Serv., 234 A.D.2d 451; Nicastro v. Park, 113 A.D.2d 129).


Summaries of

McKenzie v. New York City Transit Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 6, 2000
278 A.D.2d 207 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

McKenzie v. New York City Transit Authority

Case Details

Full title:COLIN McKENZIE, APPELLANT, v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, RESPONDENT

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

Date published: Dec 6, 2000

Citations

278 A.D.2d 207 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
716 N.Y.S.2d 907

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