Sheffield v. New York City Housing Authority

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lorraine Backal, J.), entered January 27, 1993, which, to the extent appealed from, ordered a new trial on liability and damages, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Where "[t]he issue of liability was sharply and substantially contested [and plaintiff’s injuries were serious and the jury’s award inexplicably low for such serious injuries” it is most likely that "the verdict * * * was * * * a compromise verdict, in [that] in addition to finding plaintiff partially responsible for the accident, the jury also compromised on liability and damages by finding…