Roth v. City of New York

In a consolidated negligence action to recover damages for personal and property injuries, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated December 22, 1967, which (1) set aside jury verdicts in favor of defendant City of New York against all plaintiffs and in favor of plaintiff Sacher against defendants Roth and (2) directed a new trial. Order reverse!! without costs; motions to set aside verdicts denied; and verdicts reinstated. / A jury verdict in favor of a defendant should not be set aside unless it is titear from the record that the jury could not have reached its…