OPINION OF THE COURT
SAXE, J.
On this appeal, we are provided the opportunity to revisit the ancient common-law evidentiary presumption against death by suicide, as it is applied in New York, particularly as it relates to appellate review of a trial court's finding of suicide.
The facts are as follows. On February 20, 2002, at approximately 6:30 P.M., plaintiff Lisa Green found her husband, Alan Green, who was then 54 years old, lying in their bed...
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