Kash v. Kroeger
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and verdict reinstated. Memorandum: Defen-
*1102dant appeals from an order granting plaintiffs’ motion to set aside the jury verdict in favor of defendant and ordering a new trial. We reverse.
Although the decision by a trial court to set aside a verdict is discretionary (Micallef v Miehle Co., 39 NY2d 376, 381; Dannick v County of Onondaga, 191 AD2d 963, 964), the court must be careful not "to overstep its bounds and 'unnecessarily interfere with the fact-finding function of the jury to a degree that amounts to an usurpation of the jury’s duty’…
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- Bolles v. County of CattaraugusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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