Order insofar as appealed from unanimously modified on the law and facts to the extent of ordering a new trial solely on the issue of damages, and as modified affirmed, without costs.
Memorandum:
The trial court properly set aside the $27,500 verdict as excessive but its granting of a new trial on the issue of liability in addition to the issue of damages was neither necessary nor required in the interests of justice. The questions of negligence and freedom...
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