Opinion
August 15, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Robbins, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, and the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.
Although the trial court erred in the manner in which it questioned one of the plaintiffs' witnesses during the trial and in the manner in which it commented upon the testimony of the plaintiff Marie Costello, under the circumstances of this case, we find that the error was harmless, as it did not substantially prejudice the plaintiffs' case (see, Papa v. City of New York, 194 A.D.2d 527; Burton v. New York City Hous. Auth., 191 A.D.2d 669; Kutanovski v. DeCicco, 152 A.D.2d 540).
Further, we find that the verdict was supported by a fair interpretation of the evidence (see, Bunyavong v. Borassi, 201 A.D.2d 525; Nicastro v. Park, 113 A.D.2d 129).
We have considered the plaintiffs' remaining contention and find it to be without merit. Mangano, P.J., Altman, Hart and Florio, JJ., concur.