Mehmood v. Wong

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Plug, J.), dated May 28, 2003, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the defendant and against them, dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a new trial before a different Justice, with costs to abide the event.

Over the repeated objections of the plaintiffs’ counsel, and notwithstanding the presence of an interpreter, the trial court insisted that the…