Kroll v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Kroll v. City of New York

26 A.D.2d 943, 275 N.Y.S.2d 820, 1966 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3106

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedNovember 14, 1966

StatusPublished

This text of 26 A.D.2d 943 (Kroll v. City of New York) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Kroll v. City of New York, 26 A.D.2d 943, 275 N.Y.S.2d 820, 1966 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3106 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1966).

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In an action to recover damages for false arrest, malicious prosecution, etc., defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered June 25, 1965, in plaintiff’s favor -upon a directed verdict on the issue of liability and a jury verdict of $10,000 on the issue of damages. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, unless within 30 days after entry of the order hereon, plaintiff shall serve and file a written stipulation consenting to reduce to $5,000 the amount of the verdict in his favor and to the entry of an amended judgment accordingly, in which event the judgment, as so amended, is affirmed, without costs. In our opinion, under all the circumstances, the damages awarded plaintiff were excessive to the extent indicated. Ughetta, Acting P. J., Christ, Hill, Rabin and Benjamin, JJ., concur.

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In an action to recover damages for false arrest, malicious prosecution, etc., defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered June 25, 1965, in plaintiff’s favor -upon a directed verdict on the issue of liability and a jury verdict of $10,000 on the issue of damages. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, unless within 30 days after entry of the order hereon, plaintiff shall serve and file a written stipulation consenting to reduce to $5,000 the amount of the verdict in his favor and to the entry of an amended judgment accordingly, in which event the judgment, as so amended, is affirmed, without costs. In our opinion, under all the circumstances, the damages awarded plaintiff were excessive to the extent indicated. Ughetta, Acting P. J., Christ, Hill, Rabin and Benjamin, JJ., concur.

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26 A.D.2d 943, 275 N.Y.S.2d 820, 1966 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3106, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/kroll-v-city-of-new-york-nyappdiv-1966.