Arroyo

Defendants appeal from an order granting plaintiffs a new trial.

Plaintiffs Sally Arroyo and Angela French brought this action to obtain damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident allegedly caused by the concurrent negligence of the employee-driver of the vehicle owned by defendant Peerless Laundry Company and Zoric Cleaners (hereafter referred to as “Peerless”) and defendant Fred Brown, the employee-driver of the vehicle owned by defend *334 ant Arden Farms Co., Inc. (hereafter referred to as “Arden”).

After a trial by jury, verdict and judgment were in favor of all three defendants and against both plaintiffs.

Plaintiffs thereafter moved for a new trial on the grounds of insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict, accident or surprise, newly discovered evidence, irregularity in the proceedings which prevented plaintiffs from having a fair trial, and error in law occurring at the trial.

The court granted the motion upon all the grounds therein specified, specifically mentioning the ground of insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict.

All three defendants filed notice of appeal from the order granting plaintiffs a new…