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Garcia v. Mangaru

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 21, 2005
16 A.D.3d 547 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

2004-01168.

March 21, 2005.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants Bibi N. Mangaru and Nooruldeen Mohamed appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (O'Donoghue, J.), dated December 16, 2003, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them on the ground that the plaintiffs Richard Perez and Bella S. Marin did not sustain serious injuries within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d).

Before: Florio, J.P., Krausman, Crane, Rivera and Fisher, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The appellants failed to make a prima facie showing that the plaintiffs Richard Perez and Bella S. Marin did not sustain serious injuries within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) ( see Toure v. Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 NY2d 345; Gaddy v. Eyler, 79 NY2d 955). The affirmations of the appellants' examining physicians were couched in only the most conclusory of language, and failed to "`set forth the objective test or tests performed' supporting their claims that there was no limitation of range of motion" ( Black v. Robinson, 305 AD2d 438, 439, quoting Gamberg v. Romeo, 289 AD2d 525; see Junco v. Ranzi, 288 AD2d 440).

Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied the appellants' motion for summary judgment.


Summaries of

Garcia v. Mangaru

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 21, 2005
16 A.D.3d 547 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

Garcia v. Mangaru

Case Details

Full title:KLEBER GARCIA, Plaintiff, and RICHARD PEREZ et al., Respondents, v. BIBI…

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

Date published: Mar 21, 2005

Citations

16 A.D.3d 547 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
790 N.Y.S.2d 888

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