Cikoja v Elstein
2011 NY Slip Op 01125 [81 AD3d 515]
February 17, 2011
Appellate Division, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, March 30, 2011


Michael Cikoja, Appellant,
v
Alan R. Elstein, Respondent.

[*1] Cascione Purcigliotti & Galluzzi, New York (Thomas G. Cascione of counsel), for appellant.

Koors & Jednak, Bronx (Paul W. Koors of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, J.), entered October 5, 2009, dismissing the complaint, and bringing up for review an order, same court and Justice, entered July 21, 2009, which denied plaintiff's motion to set aside the jury verdict, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The verdict was based on a fair interpretation of the evidence; issues of credibility are for the jury, whose resolution thereof is entitled to deference (see Crespo v Chan, 54 AD3d 621 [2008]). There was ample evidence from which the jury could fairly infer that plaintiff was not credible and did not sustain a serious injury to his right shoulder as a result of the 2003 automobile accident.

We have considered plaintiff's remaining contentions and find them unavailing. Concur—Tom, J.P., Saxe, DeGrasse, Freedman and RomÁn, JJ.