Reece v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rappaport, J.), entered March 3, 2000, which, upon a jury verdict finding that *520the defendants were 100% at fault in the happening of the accident, awarded the plaintiff the principal sum of $500,000 for past pain and suffering, and the principal sum of $1,500,000 for future pain and suffering.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, the facts, and as an exercise of discretion, with costs, and a new trial is granted on the issue of damages only, unless…
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