Appeal dismissed, without costs, by the Court of Appeals sua sponte, upon the ground that plaintiff, having stipulated to reducing the amount of damages to which he is entitled, is not aggrieved by the modification for purposes of appeal (see, CPLR 5511; Smith v Hooker Chem. & Plastics Corp., 69 NY2d 1029; Dudley v Perkins, 235 NY 448).