Russo v. Rifkin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lazer, J. P.
The question here is whether in an action involving comparative fault there must be a new trial because the appellant’s request for a special verdict was rejected by the trial court with the result that a general verdict simply stating a sum of money was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. Additionally, if the form of the verdict was fatally defective, we must determine whether the verdict could be resuscitated by juror affidavits explaining the thought processes that brought it about.
In this dental malpractice action, the plaintiff is a young man with a…
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