Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
On January 18, 1996, the plaintiff was injured when he fell into a catch basin located on a Queens street. At trial, the plaintiff presented testimony from an engineer that the iron grating of the catch basin caved in because, when it was installed, the soil surrounding and supporting it was not correctly compacted.
The evidence was legally sufficient to support the jury verdict (see Cohen v Hallmark Cards...
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