Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2009

DeToia v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.

DeToia v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 8, 2009
68 A.D.3d 804; 889 N.Y.2d 475
DeToia v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

*805The Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiffs oral application pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the verdict as contrary to the weight of the evidence. Whether a jury verdict should be set aside as contrary to the weight of the evidence does not involve a question of law, but rather, requires a discretionary balancing of many factors (see Cohen v Hallmark Cards, 45 NY2d 493, 498-499 [1978]). It is for the trier of fact to make determinations as to the credibility of the witnesses, and great deference is accorded to the factfinders, who had the opportunity to see and hear the witnesses (see Bertelle v New York City Tr. Auth., 19 AD3d 343 [2005]). Under the circumstances here, the jury verdict is supported by a fair interpretation of the evidence (see Lolik v Big V Supermarkets, 86 NY2d 744, 746 [1995]; Nicastro v Park, 113 AD2d 129, 132-137 [1985]).

The plaintiffs remaining contentions are without merit. Covello, J.P, Santucci, Chambers and Lott, JJ., concur.

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