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WOODS v. J. R. LIQUORS, INC.

86 A.D.2d 546 (1982)

Suzanna Woods et al., Appellants, v. J. R. Liquors, Inc., et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

January 19, 1982

There were errors in the charge to the jury. The most serious was the failure in this comparative negligence case to charge that defendants had the burden of proof of showing plaintiff's contributory negligence. (CPLR 1412.) Instead the court charged that plaintiff had the burden of proof on all issues. However, no exception was taken to this charge. The issue of liability was sharply and substantially contested. Plaintiff's injuries...

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