Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Adelman Automotive Parts Distribution Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 15, 1991PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Huttner, J.), entered December 22, 1989, which, upon a jury verdict on the issue of liability, is in favor of the defendant and against him.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
We reject the plaintiff’s contention that the trial court erred in granting the defendant’s motion for a bifurcated trial. As a general rule, issues of liability and damages in a negligence action represent distinct and severable issues which should be tried and…
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