Judgment affirmed, with costs payable by the plaintiff to defendant Mary M. Anderson.
The arguments by counsel for defendant Mary M. Anderson during summation were not so inflammatory as to entitle plaintiff to a new trial, in view of the trial court's prompt curative instructions to the jury.
Although it is well settled that alluding to a party's ability to pay damages is improper and grounds for reversal (O'Connor v Incorporated Vil. of Port Jefferson...
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