The action is for personal injuries allegedly caused by defendant premises owner's negligent failure to maintain a staircase. Answering interrogatories, the jury found that plaintiff's comparative negligence was not a substantial factor in causing his fall but nevertheless, in the next interrogatory, apportioned fault 25% against him. Based on this inconsistency, Justice Emanuelli declared a mistrial, rejecting plaintiff's request to resubmit the case to the jury for further...
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