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Flanagan v. Hoeg

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 27, 1995
212 A.D.2d 756 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Summary

holding that conflicting medical reports "establish a question of fact regarding whether the injured plaintiff suffers from a bulging or herniated disc and whether the plaintiff's limited range of motion of the lumbar spine constitutes a serious injury"

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Opinion

February 27, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Orange County (Peter C. Patsalos, J.).


Ordered that the appeal from the order dated September 22, 1993, is dismissed since that order was superseded by the order dated November 23, 1993, made upon renewal; and it is further,

Ordered that the order dated November 23, 1993, is affirmed insofar as appealed from; and it is further,

Ordered that the respondents are awarded one bill of costs.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court properly denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment, holding that the defendant had failed to demonstrate that the injured plaintiff's bulging or herniated disc does not constitute a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (see, Gaddy v. Eyler, 79 N.Y.2d 955). In support of his motion, the defendant submitted reports from the injured plaintiff's treating physicians. Those reports establish a question of fact regarding whether the injured plaintiff suffers from a bulging or herniated disc and whether the plaintiff's limited range of motion of the lumbar spine constitutes a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (see generally, Lopez v Senatore, 65 N.Y.2d 1017, 1020; Conde v. Eric Serv. Corp., 158 A.D.2d 651). Accordingly, the defendant's motion papers fail to establish a prima facie case that plaintiff's injuries are not serious within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d). Bracken, J.P., Rosenblatt, Lawrence, Krausman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Flanagan v. Hoeg

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 27, 1995
212 A.D.2d 756 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

holding that conflicting medical reports "establish a question of fact regarding whether the injured plaintiff suffers from a bulging or herniated disc and whether the plaintiff's limited range of motion of the lumbar spine constitutes a serious injury"

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holding that conflicting reports "establish a question of fact regarding whether the injured plaintiff suffers from a bulging or herniated disc and whether the plaintiff's limited range of motion of the lumbar spine constitutes a serious injury"

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Case details for

Flanagan v. Hoeg

Case Details

Full title:LAWRENCE FLANAGAN, JR., et al., Respondents, v. THOMAS HOEG, Appellant

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

Date published: Feb 27, 1995

Citations

212 A.D.2d 756 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
624 N.Y.S.2d 853

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