The trial court improvidently exercised its discretion in bifurcating the trial of this negligence action on the issues of liability and damages. The nature and extent of plaintiff's burns were inextricably intertwined with the question of defendant's liability, thus requiring medical proof to show the causal connection between the subject incident and the injury in order to establish liability (cf., CPLR 603, 4011; cf., Gogatz v New York City Tr. Auth.,
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SHEA v. 5008 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES
292 A.D.2d 292 (2002)
739 N.Y.S.2d 155
MARGARET SHEA, Appellant, v. 5008 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES, Respondent, et al., Defendant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided March 26, 2002.
Decided March 26, 2002.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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