Pullo v. Stern

Appeal (transferred to this court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Meehan, J.), entered January 8, 1990 in Rockland County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of defendants.

Plaintiff Barak Pullo (hereinafter plaintiff) and his wife commenced this personal injury action alleging negligence in the operation of an automobile owned by defendant Jares Construction Corporation and driven by defendant Abraham Stern (hereinafter defendant). The action of plaintiffs wife is derivative. After a bifurcated trial on the issue of liability, the…