Dooknah v. Thompson

—In an action to recover *261damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dye, J.), entered April 21, 1997, which, upon a jury verdict, awarded the plaintiff Jhoda Dooknah damages in the principal sum of only $45,000, and failed to award damages to the plaintiff Bhogwati Dooknah for loss of consortium.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the facts and as an exercise of discretion, with costs, and a new trial is granted on the issue of damages only, unless within 20 days after service upon the…