Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court should have granted plaintiff's motion for a new trial. After summations and the court's charge, a verdict sheet containing five questions was submitted to the jury. Question No. 2 of that verdict sheet asked, "Was Defendant's [Thomas Johnson's] negligence a proximate cause of the accident?" Question No. 5 asked, "What was the percentage of...
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