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Merlo v. Pupke

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 16, 2000
276 A.D.2d 604 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

Submitted September 20, 2000.

October 16, 2000.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Lally, J.), dated October 29, 1999, which granted the motion of the defendants Antonio S. Mazzarella and Paul Mazzarella, in which the defendants Maria A. Pupke and Frederick J. Pupke joined, for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d).

Brian M. Limmer, Bellmore, N.Y., for appellant.

Peter T. Affatato, Bethpage, N.Y., for respondents Maria A. Pupke and Frederick J. Pupke.

Martin, Fallon Mull, Huntington N.Y. (Richard C. Mull, of counsel), for respondents Antonio S. Mazzarella and Paul Mazzarella.

Before: GUY JAMES MANGANO, P.J., SONDRA MILLER, LEO F. McGINITY, DANIEL F. LUCIANO, NANCY E. SMITH, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

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

The defendants made a prima facie showing that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d). Thus, it was incumbent on the plaintiff to come forward with admissible evidence sufficient to raise an issue of fact (see, Gaddy v. Eyler, 79 N.Y.2d 955, 956-957). The plaintiff failed to do so (see, Guzman v. Paul Michael Mgt., 266 A.D.2d 508; Turchuk v. Town of Wallkill, 255 A.D.2d 576; Phillips v. Costa, 160 A.D.2d 855; see also, Scheer v. Koubek, 70 N.Y.2d 678).


Summaries of

Merlo v. Pupke

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 16, 2000
276 A.D.2d 604 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Merlo v. Pupke

Case Details

Full title:CHRISTINE MERLO, APPELLANT, v. MARIA A. PUPKE, ET AL., RESPONDENTS

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

Date published: Oct 16, 2000

Citations

276 A.D.2d 604 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
714 N.Y.S.2d 906