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Zelaya v. New York Auto Body

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 12, 2007
41 A.D.3d 594 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 2005-02073.

June 12, 2007.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Sherman, J.H.O.), entered January 5, 2005, which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $297,356.27.

Steven Zalewski Associates, P.C., Kew Gardens, N.Y. (Denise N. Johnson of counsel), for appellants.

Sivin Miller, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Edward Sivin of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Ritter, J.P., Goldstein, Fisher and Balkin, JJ.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The defendants contend that the Supreme Court erred in considering the causation testimony proffered by the plaintiff's medical expert. This contention, however, is unpreserved for appellate review ( see CPLR 4017, 5501 [a] [3]). In light of the defendants' failure to raise a Frye objection ( see Frye v United States, 293 F 1013 [1923]; see also Parker v Mobil Oil Corp., 7 NY3d 434 [2006]) until after the close of the plaintiff's case, the expert's testimony is presumed to have been unobjectionable and any alleged error in its admission was waived ( see Horton v Smith, 51 NY2d 798; Seay v Greenidge, 292 AD2d 173; Cocca v Conway, 283 AD2d 787, 788; Koplick v Lieberman, 270 AD2d 460). Thus, the trier of fact was free to consider such evidence in reaching its verdict.

The defendants' remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

Zelaya v. New York Auto Body

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 12, 2007
41 A.D.3d 594 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

Zelaya v. New York Auto Body

Case Details

Full title:ERNESTO ZELAYA, Respondent, v. NEW YORK NEW YORK AUTO BODY, INC., et al.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 12, 2007

Citations

41 A.D.3d 594 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 5268
836 N.Y.S.2d 430

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