¶ The determination of "the proportion which the culpable conduct attributable to the claimant * * * bears to the culpable conduct which caused the damages" (CPLR 1411), generally, and on the facts of this case, presents a question of fact for determination by the triers of fact, here the jury. On the evidence, the jury's determination of this proportion was within the permissible, reasonable range of inference of fact. The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence...
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