Jenkins v. Barrasso

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Seidell, J.), entered May 13, 1982, as, upon a jury finding that defendants were 80% liable, awarded plaintiff the principal sum of $80,000, upon a jury verdict of $100,000. Judgment reversed insofar as appealed from, on the facts and as a matter of discretion, and new trial granted with respect to the issue of damages only, without costs or disbursements, unless within 20 days after service upon the plaintiff of a copy…