HACKWORTH v. WDW DEV., INC.


224 A.D.2d 265 (1996)

637 N.Y.S.2d 720

Bobby Hackworth, Respondent, v. WDW Development, Inc., Appellant and Third-Party Plaintiff. Dajarm Construction, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant. (And Another Action.)

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

February 13, 1996


We find that the jury's verdict awarding plaintiff an aggregate amount of $2,800,000 did not deviate materially from reasonable compensation (CPLR 5501 [c]), where the 27 year old plaintiff fell three stories and sustained injuries requiring a fusion of two discs, leaving him permanently disabled. Further, plaintiff's economic expert properly estimated future lost earnings since he did not base his calculations upon an amount in excess of that which a high school graduate...

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