Legal Opinion
Mazur v. Mazur
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 9, 2001PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this negligence action seeking damages for injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell on defendants’ driveway. Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendants’ motion to bifurcate the trial. As a general rule, “[tissues of liability and damages in a negligence action are distinct and severable issues that should be tried and determined separately unless plaintiff’s injuries have an important bearing on the issue of liability” (Hrusa v Bogdan, 278 AD2d 947; see, Guizzotti v English, 273 AD2d 932;…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hrusa v. BogdanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Guizzotti v. EnglishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Stevens v. DorsaneoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Iszkiewicz v. Town of LancasterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Mayes v. ZawolikAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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