Facilla v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

—In an action to recover damages, inter alia, for wrongful death, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Levine, J.), entered March 24, 1994, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants in the total sum of $1,245,750.40.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The defendants contend that the wrongful death award was *499excessive. We disagree. The determination of pecuniary damages in a wrongful death action is peculiarly within the province of the jury (see, Parilis v Feinstein, 49 NY2d 984; Lanera v Hertz Corp.,…