Scicutella v. Town of Hempstead

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (DiNoto, J.), dated June 14, 2000, which denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the jury verdict in favor of the defendants and for a new trial on the issue of damages.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

A verdict in favor of a defendant should not be set aside unless the evidence preponderates so heavily in the plaintiffs favor that the verdict could not have been reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Lolik v Big V…