Appeal from an amended judgment of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (Norman I. Siegel, A.J.), entered January 24, 2006. The amended judgment, upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff and against defendant, awarded plaintiff the amount of $18,945.15.
It is hereby ordered that the amended judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Plaintiff commenced this action alleging that defendant’s property, which was contiguous to her property, was used by drug users and sellers who engaged in, inter alia, offensive and illegal behavior. Plaintiff further alleged that defendant refused to comply with her demand that he discontinue such use of his property, and she asserted a claim for private nuisance. Supreme Court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and, following a jury trial, an amended judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff.
Contrary to the contention of defendant, the court properly denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the
Contrary to defendant’s further contentions, the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence with respect to liability or damages (see Vacca v Valerino, 16 AD3d 1159 [2005]; see generally Lolik v Big V Supermarkets, 86 NY2d 744, 746 [1995]), and the award of damages for loss of rental income, reduced by the court and to which plaintiff stipulated, does not deviate materially from what would be reasonable compensation (see CPLR 5501 [c]). Present—Hurlbutt, J.P, Martoche, Smith, Fahey and Green, JJ.
