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Bruno v. Heinrich

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 10, 1994
202 A.D.2d 256 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

March 10, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (John S. Lockman, J.).


Defendant-appellant has failed to establish as a matter of law that decedent's conduct was an unforeseeable intervening act that constituted a superceding cause relieving him from any potential liability for allowing her to exit his car on a six-lane highway with no provision for pedestrian traffic (see, Rivera v. New York City Tr. Auth., 77 N.Y.2d 322; Kriz v. Schum, 75 N.Y.2d 25; Kush v City of Buffalo, 59 N.Y.2d 26).

Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Ross, Asch, Rubin and Tom, JJ.


Summaries of

Bruno v. Heinrich

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 10, 1994
202 A.D.2d 256 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

Bruno v. Heinrich

Case Details

Full title:ITALO BRUNO, Plaintiff, v. CLIFFORD HEINRICH et al., Respondents, and…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Mar 10, 1994

Citations

202 A.D.2d 256 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
609 N.Y.S.2d 782