BARRAZA v. 55 WEST 47TH ST. CO.


156 A.D.2d 271 (1989)

Galaxia Barraza et al., Appellants-Respondents, v. 55 West 47th Street Company et al., Defendants, and Jewelry Realty Corporation, Respondent-Appellant

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

December 19, 1989


In 1976, plaintiff Galaxia Barraza, then six years old, was raped in defendant Jewelry Realty Corporation's (Jewelry Realty) basement. Thereafter, plaintiff and her mother commenced the instant personal injury action against Jewelry Realty and several others, resulting in a 1987 verdict which adjudged defendant liable in the amount of $200,000. On November 17, 1988, plaintiffs successfully appealed the damage award, based on erroneous jury instructions, and a new trial on...

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