Opinion
2003-01880
Submitted September 10, 2003.
September 22, 2003.
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dye, J.), dated January 7, 2003, which denied his motion 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).
Robert P. Tusa, Lake Success, N.Y. (Marshall D. Sweetbaum of counsel), for appellant.
Brian J. Elbaum, New York, N.Y., for respondent.
Before: FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Under the circumstances of this case, the Supreme Court properly denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment.
SANTUCCI, J.P., FEUERSTEIN, GOLDSTEIN, SCHMIDT and COZIER, JJ., concur.