Where "[t]he issue of liability was sharply and substantially contested [and p]laintiff's injuries were serious and the jury's award inexplicably low for such serious injuries" it is most likely that "the verdict * * * was * * * a compromise verdict, in [that] in addition to finding plaintiff partially responsible for the accident, the jury also compromised on liability and damages by finding the total amount for plaintiff's injuries much too low." (Woods v J. R. Liqs...
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