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PEARL MEEKS, Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent. (And a Third-Party Action.)

The testimony regarding post traumatic arthritis was properly precluded by the Trial Judge. Not only did plaintiff fail to include this condition in her bill of particulars (see, Ciriello v Virgues, 156 A.D.2d 417, 418-419), but the doctor who was to testify about said condition noted that in cases concerning injuries similar to plaintiff's, there was only a 35 to 45 per cent chance that degenerative arthritis would develop in the ankle over a 10 to 15 year period, and plaintiff had not developed any such condition eight years after the injury, and thus, the condition would not fall within the concept of natural sequelae (cf., Grey v United Leasing, 91 A.D.2d 932, 934).

While the award for pain and suffering falls within the lower end of the scale for comparable injuries, we find no basis for interfering with the jury's determination (see, CPLR 5501 [c]).

Concur — Carro, J.P., Milonas, Ellerin and Kassal, JJ.

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MEEKS v. CITY OF NEW YORK
(May 13, 1993)