Starosta v. Pedzik

— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dunlop, J.), dated August 21, 1990, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant in the principal sum of $120,000.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the complaint is dismissed.

On appeal, the defendant contends, inter alia, that the plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing of serious injury, and that, as a result, the complaint should be dismissed. The issue of whether the…