Vadala v. Carroll, 59 N.Y.2d 751

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

The Appellate Division’s ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍determination that it was error to have set aside the verdict as against the weight of the evidence, although appealable, is beyond the scope of our review (Aiello v Garahan, 58 NY2d ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍1078; Mongelli Carting Co. v Nassau Ins. Co., 57 NY2d 649; Gutin v Mascali & Sons, 11 NY2d 97; see Cohen and Karger, Powers of the New York Court of Appeals [rev ed], § 148, p 588). Due to ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍the posture in which this case comes before us, there must be an automatic affirmance (Goehle v Town of Smithtown, 55 NY2d 995; Rochester Tel. Corp. v Green Is. Constr. Corp., 51 NY2d 788; Pfohl ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍v Wipperman, 34 NY2d 597).

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Meyer and Simons concur; Judge Fuchsberg taking no part.

On review of submissions pursuant to rule 500.2 (b) of the ‍​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.2 [g]), order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.

Case Details

Case Name: Vadala v. Carroll

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: May 11, 1983

Citations: 59 N.Y.2d 751; 450 N.E.2d 238; 463 N.Y.S.2d 432; 1983 N.Y. LEXIS 3102

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.