Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
We reject the plaintiffs' contention that the trial court improperly disallowed the testimony of their expert witness. Whether a witness is qualified to testify as an expert is within the discretion of the trial court, and its determination will not be disturbed in the absence of a serious mistake, an error of law, or an improvident exercise of discretion (see generally, Hong v County of Nassau,
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