CABEZAS v. CITY OF NEW YORK


303 A.D.2d 307 (2003)

756 N.Y.S.2d 566

LUIS CABEZAS, Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent.

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

Decided March 25, 2003.


Plaintiff, who is right-handed, broke his right wrist when he fell on a sidewalk. He suffered a comminuted intra-articular distal radius fracture and displaced ulna styloid fracture, and underwent two operations, one of which involved external fixation. He has limited wrist motion and limited grip strength in his right hand, cannot carry anything heavy, has difficulty grabbing or holding small objects, buttoning his shirt and combing his hair, cannot wash dishes or sweep...

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