Siegfried v. Siegfried
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an automobile negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Green, J.), dated March 14, 1985, which is in favor of the plaintiff and against them, upon a jury verdict, in the principal amount of $180,000.
Judgment affirmed, with costs.
The defendants were properly precluded from inquiring into the plaintiff’s failure to wear an available seat belt during the liability phase of the trial since the testimony was only relevant to the issue of damages (see, Spier v Barker, 35 NY2d 444; Bongianni v Vlasovetz,…
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