Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, the defendant's cross motion is granted, and a new trial is granted, with costs to abide the event.
The trial court erred in charging res ipsa loquitur. The proof at trial established that the accident could have occurred in the absence of negligence (see, Dermatossian v New York City Tr. Auth.,
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