Loncz v. Blagrove
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 motion granted. Memorandum: In this action for damages arising out of the fatal injuries suffered by plaintiff’s decedent in a motor vehicle accident, Supreme Court abused its discretion in denying defendants’ motion to bifurcate the trial. “As a general rule, issues of liability and damages in a negligence action are distinct and severable issues which should be tried and determined separately” (Martinez v Town of Babylon, 191 AD2d 483, 484; see also, 22 NYCRR 202.42 [a]). An exception to that rule arises where plaintiffs injuries have…
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