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Smith v. Auburn Memorial Hospital

219 A.D.2d 806, 632 N.Y.S.2d 1021, 1995 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10817
CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedSeptember 29, 1995
StatusPublished

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Smith v. Auburn Memorial Hospital, 219 A.D.2d 806, 632 N.Y.S.2d 1021, 1995 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10817 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1995).

Opinion

Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The negligence of defendant and the cause of the injuries to Helen Smith (plaintiff) may be reasonably inferred from the circumstantial evidence adduced at trial (see, Schneider v Kings Highway Hosp. Ctr., 67 NY2d 743, 744; Coluzzi v Korn, 209 AD2d 951, 951-952, lv denied 85 NY2d 801; Pollicina v Misericordia Hosp. Med. Ctr., 158 AD2d 194, 199-200, lv dismissed 76 NY2d 934; cf., Nyon Sook Lee v Shields, 188 AD2d 637). Supreme Court did not err in granting defendant a new trial on damages unless plaintiff agreed to a total verdict of $120,000. The jury’s award of $350,000 for future pain and suffering was excessive and differed materially from what would be reasonable compensation (see, CPLR 5501 [c]). (Appeals from Order of Supreme Court, Cayuga County, Contiguglia, J. — Set Aside Verdict.) Present — Green, J. P., Lawton, Fallon, Doerr and Boehm, JJ.

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Related

Schneider v. Kings Highway Hospital Center, Inc.
490 N.E.2d 1221 (New York Court of Appeals, 1986)
Pollicina v. Misericordia Hospital Medical Center
158 A.D.2d 194 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1990)
Lee v. Shields
188 A.D.2d 637 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1992)
Coluzzi v. Korn
209 A.D.2d 951 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1994)

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219 A.D.2d 806, 632 N.Y.S.2d 1021, 1995 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10817, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/smith-v-auburn-memorial-hospital-nyappdiv-1995.