Bishop v. City of New York

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rothenberg, J.), dated March 27, 2008, which, inter *938alia, upon a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff on the issue of liability, upon the denial of their motion, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the jury verdict on the issue of liability and for judgment as a matter of law, or to set aside the verdict as contrary to the weight of the evidence and for a new trial, and upon a separate jury verdict awarding damages to the plaintiff in the principal…