VELEZ v. COHAN


203 A.D.2d 156 (1994)

610 N.Y.S.2d 257

Bernice Velez, Respondent, v. Larri Cohan et al., Appellants

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

April 21, 1994


In order to effectuate the purpose of no-fault legislation to reduce litigation, a court is required to decide, in the first instance, whether a plaintiff has made out a prima facie case of "serious injury" sufficient to satisfy the statutory requirements (Licari v Elliott, 57 N.Y.2d 230, 237). If the court finds that the evidence would not warrant a jury finding that the injury fits within...

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