Kennedy v. Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed in the interest of justice without costs, complaint reinstated and new trial *919granted. Memorandum: Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing the complaint following a jury verdict of no cause of action. She contends that she was denied a fair trial by the misconduct of defendant’s attorney. Although that contention is not preserved for our review (see, Califano v City of New York, 212 AD2d 146,152-153), we conclude that the misconduct of defendant’s attorney throughout the trial and particularly during summations deprived plaintiff of a fair trial, and thus we…
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