Judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
The Trial Judge committed reversible error in failing to charge the jury adequately on the principles of comparative negligence (CPLR 1411). Plaintiffs' counsel specifically requested the court to instruct the jury on the rules of comparative negligence set forth in the Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI 2:36 [Supp]), but the court declined to do so. PJI 2:36 (Supp) sets forth...
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