Bari v. City of New York

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants City of New York and Board of Education of the City of New York appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (O’Donoghue, J.), entered August 8, 2004, which, upon a jury verdict finding them to be 80% at fault in the happening of the accident, and upon the denial of that branch of their motion which was pursuant to CPLR 4404 to set aside the verdict and for judgment as a matter of law, is in favor of the plaintiffs and against them.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, that…