Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the complaint is dismissed.
On appeal, the defendants contend, inter alia, that the plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing of serious injury, and that, as a result, the complaint should be dismissed. The issue of whether the plaintiff has made a prima facie showing of having sustained a serious injury is one for the court in the first instance (see, Licari v Elliott,
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