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Mikorski v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 29, 2004
3 A.D.3d 459 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)

Opinion

2756.

Decided January 29, 2004.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Stallman, J.), entered August 13, 2003, denying plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Anthony Bisignano, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Elizabeth I. Freedman, for Defendants-Respondents.

Before: Nardelli, J.P., Andrias, Sullivan, Ellerin, Gonzalez, JJ.


Although the vehicle owned by defendant City and operated by defendant Maiorana hit plaintiff's vehicle from behind, summary judgment as to liability was properly denied since Maiorana adequately explained the collision as attributable to circumstances other than negligence on his part. Officer Maiorana's testimony that he was riding his scooter in formation as part of a presidential detail, and was some three scooter lengths behind plaintiff's vehicle — also part of the formation — when he hit a roadway defect and lost control of his vehicle, was sufficient to raise a triable issue as to whether the complained-of accident was attributable to Maiorana's negligence ( see Ebanks v. Triboro Coach Corp., 304 A.D.2d 406).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

Mikorski v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 29, 2004
3 A.D.3d 459 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)
Case details for

Mikorski v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:DOUGLAS MIKORSKI, ET AL., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK…

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

Date published: Jan 29, 2004

Citations

3 A.D.3d 459 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)
770 N.Y.S.2d 459