Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the facts and in the exercise of discretion, with costs, the plaintiff's motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the verdict is granted, the complaint is reinstated, and a new trial is granted.
A jury verdict should not be set aside as contrary to the weight of the evidence unless the jury could not have reached the verdict by any fair interpretation of the evidence (see Lolik v Big V Supermarkets,
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