Case Name: Mary D. Toner, Respondent, v. Arnold Constable et al., Defendants, and Sophia Beauty Salons, Inc., Defendant-Appellant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. Ozon Products, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1969-12-11
Citations: 61 Misc. 2d 591
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mary D. Toner, Respondent, v. Arnold Constable et al., Defendants, and Sophia Beauty Salons, Inc., Defendant-Appellant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. Ozon Products, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 61
Pages: 591–592

Head Matter:
Mary D. Toner, Respondent, v. Arnold Constable et al., Defendants, and Sophia Beauty Salons, Inc., Defendant-Appellant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. Ozon Products, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
December 11, 1969.
Mele $ Cullen (Henry J. Smith and Neil S. Davis of counsel), for appellant. Edward Kurland and Stephen G. Winn for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We believe it was a proper exercise of discretion, in setting aside the verdict in plaintiff's favor, to order a new trial rather than dismiss the complaint, and thus afford plaintiff " the opportunity — to demonstrate the causal connection between the negligence found and the injury sustained." This was the course adopted in Ravo v. Lido (17 A D 2d 476). Since, however, the liability of defendant (Sophia), if so established on a new trial, would not necessarily exclude liability over of the third-party defendant Ozon Products, Inc. (Ozon) on Sophia's third-party complaint against Ozon, it was error not to set aside the verdict in its entirety and to order a new trial as to all parties.
The order should be modified to the extent of setting aside the verdict in its entirety and ordering a new trial, with $10 costs to plaintiff against defendant and with $10 costs to abide the event to defendant third-party plaintiff against third-party defendant.
Concur — Steeit, J. P., Quinn and Hoestadter, JJ.
Order modified, etc.