N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 503

§ 503. Proceedings upon jury trial\n 1. At any time during trial the court upon motion of any party or on\nits own initiative may direct judgment on one or more issues whenever it\ndetermines as a matter of law that the evidence is insufficient to\ncreate an issue of fact for a jury on such issue. Whenever judgment is\nso directed the issue shall thereupon be deemed withdrawn from the jury\nand it shall render no verdict or finding thereon. The direction of the\ncourt shall be entered in the minutes.\n 2. On consent of the parties any issue may be likewise withdrawn from\na jury and judgment directed thereon.\n 3. The verdict and any order or decision of the court shall be\nentered in the minutes and if the trial was not held in the surrogate's\ncourt the verdict, order or decision shall be certified by the clerk of\nthe court to the surrogate's court, whereupon that court shall enter a\nfinal decree accordingly.\n