Wahrhaftig v. Lehman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Wahrhaftig v. Lehman

2 A.D.2d 677, 154 N.Y.S.2d 690, 1956 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4839

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

DecidedJune 26, 1956

StatusPublished

This text of 2 A.D.2d 677 (Wahrhaftig v. Lehman) 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.

Bluebook

Wahrhaftig v. Lehman, 2 A.D.2d 677, 154 N.Y.S.2d 690, 1956 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4839 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1956).

Pincite

Opinion

Judgment, insofar as it awards plaintiff the sum of $4,500 with reference to the cause of action for conscious pain and suffering, unanimously affirmed. Insofar as the judgment awards plaintiff the sum of $48,000 damages for the wrongful death of the deceased, it is unanimously reversed on the ground of excessiveness and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellants to abide the event, unless plaintiff stipulates to reduce the verdict to $35,000 in which event the judgment, as so modified is affirmed, without costs. Settle order on notice. Concur — Peck, P. J., Breitel, Prank, Valente and Bergan, JJ.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Judgment, insofar as it awards plaintiff the sum of $4,500 with reference to the cause of action for conscious pain and suffering, unanimously affirmed. Insofar as the judgment awards plaintiff the sum of $48,000 damages for the wrongful death of the deceased, it is unanimously reversed on the ground of excessiveness and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellants to abide the event, unless plaintiff stipulates to reduce the verdict to $35,000 in which event the judgment, as so modified is affirmed, without costs. Settle order on notice. Concur — Peck, P. J., Breitel, Prank, Valente and Bergan, JJ.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

2 A.D.2d 677, 154 N.Y.S.2d 690, 1956 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4839, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/wahrhaftig-v-lehman-nyappdiv-1956.