Naumann v. Richardson

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered February 16, 1979, which dismissed her complaint, after a jury trial limited to the issue of liability only. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial granted on the combined issues of liability and damages (see William v Adams, 46 AD2d 952), with costs to abide the event. On the facts before us, it would not have been possible for plaintiff to sustain her burden óf proof on the issue of liability alone without some showing of the injuries she…