Simon v. El Service Corp.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Di Fede, J.), entered June 5, 1981, unanimously modified, on the law, without costs, to the extent of vacating the first decretal paragraph thereof and directing a new trial on the issue of appellants’ liability, and the judgment is otherwise affirmed. At issue on this appeal is the propriety of the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict in plaintiffs’ favor on the issue of liability against the owner, El Service Corp., and the lessee, Pablo Rios, of the vehicle involved in the subject accident. The facts concerning this action are not disputed. El…