Wojtowicz v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

In a medical malpractice action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Monteleone, J.), dated November 4, 1985, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion to set aside a damages verdict awarding the plaintiff Jan Wojtowicz, Jr., the principal sum of $75,000 (constituting $150,000 gross damages *398less 50% attributable to Mr. Wojtowicz’s fault in the happening of the accident) to the extent of granting a new trial unless the defendant stipulated to increase the award to…