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LILIAN RITZ, ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. OLIVER LEE, ETC., RESPONDENT, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiffs contend that they are entitled to a new trial because the respondent's attorney improperly made a brief reference on summation to certain deposition testimony which had not been admitted into evidence. However, the plaintiffs failed to object when the improper reference was made, did not request curative instructions when the matter came to the court' s attention during jury deliberations, and never moved for a mistrial. Accordingly, the plaintiffs' contention is unpreserved for appellate review (see, Lind v. City of New York, 270 A.D.2d 315 [2d Dept., Mar. 13, 2000]; Bacigalupo v. Healthshield, Inc., 231 A.D.2d 538; Liebgott v. City of New York, 213 A.D.2d 606; Torrado v. Lutheran Med. Ctr., 198 A.D.2d 346). In any event, reversal is not warranted, as this isolated instance of misconduct "did not divert the jurors' attention from the issues to be determined with respect to liability" or deprive the plaintiffs of a fair trial (Torrado v. Lutheran Med. Ctr., supra, at 347).

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RITZ v. LEE
(Jun 12, 2000)