Delano v. Grazulewicz

—Appeal from an order of Supreme Court, Erie County (Glownia, J.), entered June 19, 2002, which denied the motion of defendants John F. Grazulewicz and J & M Fast Freight, LLC, to bifurcate the trial.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law without costs and the motion is granted.

Memorandum: Supreme Court abused its discretion in deny*1065ing the motion of defendants John F. Grazulewicz and J & M Fast Freight, LLC to bifurcate the trial. “Issues of liability and damages in a negligence action are distinct and severable issues…