Alexander v. City of New York

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), entered October 11, 2007, which, upon a jury verdict, and upon the denial of its motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the prior written notice of the subject defect lacked specificity and the granting of that branch of its separate motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 which was to set aside the verdict as to damages for past and future pain and suffering and the ordering of a new trial with respect thereto, unless the plaintiff stipulated to…