Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, the judgment is vacated, the motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 is granted to the extent that the verdict is set aside and a new trial is ordered, with costs to abide the event.
This Court has the power to "set aside a jury verdict and grant a new trial when the jury's determination is palpably incorrect and a substantial injustice would be done if the verdict were sustained" (Pinto v Pyramid Tire,
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