Pelzer v. Synan

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Mastro, J.), dated February 5, 1998, which, upon a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff the sum of $16,000 for loss of earnings, $75,000 for past pain and suffering, and $87,000 for future pain and suffering, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $178,000.

Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the facts and as a matter of discretion, by deleting the provisions thereof awarding the plaintiff the sum of $75,000 for past pain and…