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SCHULTZ v. HARRISON RADIATOR

90 N.Y.2d 311 (1997)

683 N.E.2d 307

660 N.Y.S.2d 685

Robert Schultz, Respondent, v. Harrison Radiator Division General Motors Corporation, Appellant. (And a Third-Party Action.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herzfeld & Rubin, P. C., New York City (Herbert Rubin, David B. Hamm and Miriam Skolnik of counsel), for appellant.

Paul William Beltz, P. C., Buffalo (Robert B. Nichols, William A. Quinlan and Anne B. Rimmler of counsel), for respondent.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, Albany (Michael S. Buskus, Barbara G. Billet and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for State of New York, amicus curiae.

Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel of New York City (John Hogrogian and Pamela Seider Dolgow of counsel), for City of New York, amicus curiae.

Kenneth Mauro, Great Neck, for American International Companies and others, amici curiae.

Schneider, Kleinick, Weitz, Damashek & Shoot, New York City (Brian J. Shoot and Harry Steinberg of counsel), and Robert E. Lahm for New York State Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges TITONE, BELLACOSA, CIPARICK, MURPHY and WHITE concur; Judges LEVINE and WESLEY taking no part.

SMITH, J.

At the damages trial of this personal injury action, plaintiff's expert was permitted to testify as to the effect of inflation on any future damages award. The primary issue here is whether CPLR 5041 (e) precludes the plaintiff from presenting evidence of inflation at trial. Defendant also argues that Supreme Court erred in instructing the jury to award plaintiff the value, rather than actual expenditures...

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