Janet Durrans v Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors Inc.

Motion No: 518978

Slip Opinion No: 2015 NY Slip Op 88388(U)

Decided on October 16, 2015

Appellate Division, Third Department, Motion Decision

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.

Decided and Entered: October 16, 2015518978

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JANET DURRANS,

Appellant,                      
                                                       
           v                      DECISION AND ORDER
                      ON MOTION
HARRISON & BURROWES BRIDGE CONSTRUCTORS, INC.,

Respondent,

et al.,

Defendant.
                                                       
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Motion to clarify.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is denied, without costs. It is clear that the new trial is not limited to the issue of comparative fault but, rather, includes whether defendant Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc., was negligent in creating or increasing an unreasonable risk of harm to plaintiff, whether that negligence, if any, was a proximate cause of plaintiff's injuries, and any comparative fault of plainitff.
McCarthy, J.P., Egan Jr., Devine and Clark, JJ., concur.

ENTER:
Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court