Legal Opinion
Mignott v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 1, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Fusco, J.), entered August 10, 1983, denying the motion of defendant and third-party plaintiff Sears, Roebuck & Co. and third-party defendant the Singer Company for a complete trial and directing that a bifurcated trial be held on the issues of liability and damages, reversed, on the law and the facts and in the exercise of discretion, and the motion for a complete trial granted, without costs or disbursements. 11 While it lies within the discretion of the court to sever an issue to further convenience (CPLR 603; see, also, Home Gas Co. v Banach, 26 AD2d…
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