Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York June 2, 2003 (Chepel v. Meyers)

lead-opinion

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dowd, J.), entered April 9, 2002, which, upon a jury verdict on the issue of liability, and upon the denial of their motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the verdict as against the weight of the evidence and for judgment as a matter of law, is in