Opinion
October 20, 1986
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Orange County (Ritter, J.).
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with one bill of costs, the motion is granted, and the action is severed as to the defendant Joseph D. Merritt.
The vehicle driven by the defendant Jay Newell was stopped at an intersection waiting to make a left turn when it was rear ended by a vehicle driven by the defendant Joseph D. Merritt. No evidence was presented to show any fault on the part of the defendants Newell. Therefore, the motion should have been granted. Brown, J.P., Weinstein, Lawrence and Kooper, JJ., concur.