Francois v. Commercial Hotel, Inc.

In an action to recover damages for wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering, the plaintiffs appeal and the defendant Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (hereinafter Con Ed) cross-appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leviss, J.), dated January 28, 1986, which granted Con Ed’s motion to set aside a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs to the extent of setting aside the jury verdict on the issue of damages and ordering a new trial unless the plaintiffs stipulated to a designated reduction of damages within 30 days from the service upon them of a copy…