Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and in the exercise of discretion, a new trial is granted, limited to the issue of damages, with costs to abide the event, and the jury's findings of fact as to liability and apportionment of fault are affirmed.
As a general rule, in a negligence action involving an automobile accident, evidence that one of the parties pleaded guilty to a traffic infraction is admissible on the issue of negligence (Ando v Woodberry...
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