Legal Opinion
Addesso v. Belting Associates, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 2, 1987PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Roncallo, J.), dated July 1, 1986, which denied his motion for one trial of both the issues of liability and damages.
Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, and the motion is granted.
Generally, questions of liability and damages in an action sounding in negligence represent distinct and severable issues which should be tried and determined separately (see, CPLR 603; Mercado v City of New York, 25 AD2d 75). However, separate trials with respect to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mercado v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- Schwartz v. BinderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Roman v. McNultyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Costa v. HicksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Culley v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
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