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ACOSTA v. ZITO

114 A.D.2d 757 (1985)

Yolanda Acosta et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Rocco Zito, Defendant, and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Appellant-Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

November 7, 1985

In this personal injury action, arising from burns received by the plaintiff Yolanda Acosta, when her gas stove blew up, the plaintiff and the coplaintiff, her husband, settled with their landlord before trial for $50,000. The trial proceeded against Con Edison, which supplied the gas to the stove.

The jury returned a verdict of $1,200,000 for Mrs. Acosta and $200,000 for Mr. Acosta, dividing liability 55% for Con Ed and...

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