Corsel v. Corsel

—Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: We reject the contention that Supreme Court erred in refusing to grant plaintiff’s motion for a mistrial based upon the court’s alleged "prejudgment” regarding maintenance. Whether to grant a mistrial is within the sound discretion of the trial court (Hannon v Dunkirk Motor Inn, 167 AD2d 834), and Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in denying that relief. The statement by the court that it had ample proof of the parties’ respective financial circumstances and standard of living already before it and its discouragement of the…