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Meyersfield v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 14, 1961
12 A.D.2d 959 (N.Y. App. Div. 1961)

Opinion

February 14, 1961


In an action by three bus passengers to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of a sudden stopping or lurching of the bus, the defendants Green Bus Lines, Inc., and Beckman, the bus owner and operator, respectively, appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered April 11, 1960, after a jury trial, as is in favor of plaintiff Natalie Meyersfield against them, in the amount of $17,500. Judgment, insofar as appealed from, reversed on the facts, action severed as to plaintiff Natalie Meyersfield and a new trial granted as between her and the bus owner and operator, with costs to abide the event, unless, within 20 days after entry of the order hereon, plaintiff Natalie Meyersfield shall stipulate to reduce the verdict in her favor from $17,500 to $10,000, in which event the judgment, as so reduced and insofar as appealed from, is affirmed, without costs. In our opinion the verdict of $17,500 in favor of said plaintiff is excessive. Beldock, Acting P.J., Ughetta, Kleinfeld, Pette and Brennan, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Meyersfield v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 14, 1961
12 A.D.2d 959 (N.Y. App. Div. 1961)
Case details for

Meyersfield v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:NATALIE MEYERSFIELD, Respondent, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF NEW YORK…

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

Date published: Feb 14, 1961

Citations

12 A.D.2d 959 (N.Y. App. Div. 1961)