Guzzardi v. Grotas

— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Buschmann, J.), entered December 10,1982, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of defendants. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. On June 11, 1976, following a visit to the beach, defendant Joseph Grotas was driving an automobile on Beach Channel Drive in the Rockaways when the vehicle swerved and went up on the curb, hitting a pole and injuring plaintiff Betty Guzzardi, a passenger. At…