Opinion
No. 2012–188 K C.
2013-03-29
Jennifer C. SERENI, Respondent, v. Stella MEHBOOB and Singh Sarbgit, Appellants.
Present: RIOS, J.P., WESTON and ALIOTTA, JJ.
Appeal from a judgment of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Noach Dear, J.), entered June 24, 2011. The judgment, after a nonjury trial, awarded plaintiff the principal sum of $3,641.45.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiff commenced this negligence action to recover for property damage to her automobile resulting from a collision. After a nonjury trial, the Civil Court awarded judgment in favor of plaintiff in the principal sum of $3,641.45.
The decision of a fact-finding court should not be disturbed upon appeal unless it is obvious that the court's conclusions could not be reached under any fair interpretation of the evidence ( see Claridge Gardens v. Menotti, 160 A.D.2d 544 [1990] ). In the case at bar, defendant Singh Sarbgit admitted at trial that defendants' car had backed into plaintiff's vehicle. As the record supports the Civil Court's determination, we find no reason to disturb the judgment.
Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.