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Brabender v. Brosseau

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 17, 1996
228 A.D.2d 536 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

June 17, 1996

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Newmark, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.

In this personal injury action arising from an automobile accident, the appellants Paul H. Brosseau and his employer, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, separately moved for summary judgment, claiming that Brosseau was presented with an emergency situation absolving him of any negligence as a matter of law (see, e.g., Greifer v. Schneider, 215 A.D.2d 354; Glick v. City of New York, 191 A.D.2d 677). We agree, however, with the Supreme Court's conclusion that the evidence submitted by the plaintiffs in opposition to the appellants' motions was sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact regarding Brosseau's conduct (see, Mollicone v. Miller, 84 N.Y.2d 835, revg 202 A.D.2d 886, on dissent of Yesawich Jr., J.).

We have considered the parties' remaining contentions and find them to be without merit or not properly before this Court. Bracken, J.P., O'Brien, Goldstein and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Brabender v. Brosseau

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 17, 1996
228 A.D.2d 536 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

Brabender v. Brosseau

Case Details

Full title:PAUL BRABENDER, an Infant, by His Parent and Natural Guardian, RUDOLPH…

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

Date published: Jun 17, 1996

Citations

228 A.D.2d 536 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
644 N.Y.S.2d 552

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