Coyne v. Etra

*515OPINION OF THE COURT

Geoffrey J. O’Connell, J.

Trial of this wrongful death action resulted in a verdict for itemized damages of $25,500 which included voluntary support of two adult children of $21,000 and funeral expenses of $4,500. The jury also found that the decedent’s estate would have been augmented by $1,284,600 had she lived the additional 28.8 years it found she would have lived had she not been struck by defendant’s motor vehicle. (See, 1 Speiser-Krause-Madole, Recovery for Wrongful Death and Injury § 3:32 [3d ed].) The issue confronting this court is the application of CPLR article…