Guarnier v. American Dredging Co.

— Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.), entered May 22, 1987, awarding damages in favor of plaintiff, upon a jury’s verdict, is unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter remanded for a new trial.

Two separate jury trials were held in this action. At the first trial, the jury decided the issue of liability and damages. Although there was a series of objections by defendant to the conduct of plaintiff’s counsel during the jury selection, the trial court denied defendant’s application to continue jury selection in the presence…