Jury Award to Tenant Was Excessive

December 1, 2005

LVT Number: 18497

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after his apartment ceiling fell and hit him on the head. The jury ruled for tenant after a trial and awarded him $188,000 for past lost earnings. The judge reduced that amount to $2,400. Tenant appealed. The appeals court ruled for tenant in part. Landlord had admitted that tenant should get $22,000. And though the $188,000 award was too much, $2,400 wasn't enough. The appeals court awarded tenant $50,000.

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after his apartment ceiling fell and hit him on the head. The jury ruled for tenant after a trial and awarded him $188,000 for past lost earnings. The judge reduced that amount to $2,400. Tenant appealed. The appeals court ruled for tenant in part. Landlord had admitted that tenant should get $22,000. And though the $188,000 award was too much, $2,400 wasn't enough. The appeals court awarded tenant $50,000.

Juman v. Jantzen: NYLJ, 11/8/04, p. 27, col. 1 (App. T. 1 Dept.; McCooe, JP, Gangel-Jacob, Schoenfeld, JJ)

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