Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the verdict is reinstated.
The law is settled that a verdict in favor of a defendant should not be set aside unless the evidence preponderates so heavily in the plaintiff's favor that the verdict could not have been reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Cohen v Hallmark Cards,
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