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Nega v. Janella Cab Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 9, 1998
249 A.D.2d 71 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

April 9, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Lippmann, J.).


Plaintiffs' claims that they were unable to work for more than 90 out of the 180 days following the accident due to injuries stemming from the accident are not supported by any objective proof of confinement or incapacity, and their action was therefore properly dismissed for failure to raise issue of fact as to whether they sustained serious injuries within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) ( see, Hewan v. Callozzo, 223 A.D.2d 425). Plaintiffs' subjective complaints of pain, described in their medical reports and affidavits, are no more probative of how much time plaintiffs lost from work than they would be of the gravity of the injuries themselves, were that the basis of plaintiffs' claims ( see, Scheer v. Koubek, 70 N.Y.2d 678).

Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Nardelli, Wallach, Rubin and Mazzarelli, JJ.


Summaries of

Nega v. Janella Cab Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 9, 1998
249 A.D.2d 71 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

Nega v. Janella Cab Inc.

Case Details

Full title:BERHANEMESKEL NEGA et al., Appellants, v. JANELLA CAB INC. et al.…

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

Date published: Apr 9, 1998

Citations

249 A.D.2d 71 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
671 N.Y.S.2d 238

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