Legal Opinion
Jochsberger v. Morandi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 16, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants Louis A. Morandi and Louis N. Morandi appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dowd, J.), dated August 11, 1988, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion for a unified trial of the issues of liability and damages.
Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, and the motion is denied.
Judges are encouraged to conduct bifurcated trials in personal injury actions "where it appears that bifurcation may assist in a clarification or simplification of issues and a fair and more expeditious resolution…
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