Margolies v. City of New York (3 A.D.2d 734, 1957)

The award of $75,000 on the record before this court is excessive. Accordingly the judgment appealed from is unanimously modified, in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 2 of section 584 of the Civil Practice Act, by reducing the award to $50,000 (see Leonard v. Frrntz Go., 268 App. Div. 144, 148). The judgment appealed from is modified accordingly and, as so modified, affirmed, without costs. 'Settle order on notice. Concur — Botein, J. P., Rabin, Frank, Valente and McNally, JJ.