Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, the verdict is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Richmond County, for the entry of an appropriate judgment.
The Supreme Court erred in concluding that the verdict in favor of the defendant was against the weight of the evidence. A jury verdict should not be set aside unless it could not have been reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Cohen...
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