Case Name: Frank W. Otto, Appellant, v. Triangle Aviation Services, Inc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-11-24
Citations: 1 A.D.2d 582
Docket Number: 
Parties: Frank W. Otto, Appellant, v Triangle Aviation Services, Inc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 582–583

Head Matter:
Frank W. Otto, Appellant, v Triangle Aviation Services, Inc., Respondent.
[767 NYS2d 657]

Opinion:
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of an employment agreement, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Lally, J.), entered January 31, 2002, which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of him and against the defendant in the sum of only $56,141.37.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The determination of the trial court after a nonjury trial should not be disturbed on appeal unless its conclusions could not have been reached upon any fair interpretation of the evi dence, especially where the findings of fact rest in large measure on considerations relating to the credibility of witnesses (see Thoreson v Penthouse Intl., 80 NY2d 490, 495 [1992]; Loughran v Town of Eastchester, 299 AD2d 329 [2002]; Matter of Hartford Ins. Co. v Khan, 279 AD2d 524, 525 [2001]). The trial court's rejection of the plaintiff's interpretation of the disputed phrase regarding sales bonuses is supported by a fair interpretation of the evidence. The trial court's determinations of the particular accounts attributable to the plaintiffs efforts, and the amount of damages were also supported by a fair interpretation of the evidence. Altman, J.E, Smith, Friedmann and Crane, JJ., concur.