Nelson A. v. Krone

Full title: NELSON A., AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LUIS A. A.-S., ALSO KNOWN AS…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Date published: Aug 20, 2020

2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 4634 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020)

Opinion

108 CA 19-00755

08-20-2020

NELSON A., AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LUIS A. A.-S., ALSO KNOWN AS LUIS A., SR., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. ERIC J. KRONE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 4.)

LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (ROBERT M. GOLDFARB OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. SCHNITTER CICCARELLI MILLS, PLLC, WILLIAMSVILLE (RYAN J. MILLS OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

SMITH, J.P., PERADOTTO, DEJOSEPH, NEMOYER, AND CURRAN, JJ.

PRESENT:

LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (ROBERT M. GOLDFARB OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

SCHNITTER CICCARELLI MILLS, PLLC, WILLIAMSVILLE (RYAN J. MILLS OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Frederick J. Marshall, J.), entered April 4, 2019. The judgment adjudged that defendant acted with reckless disregard for the safety of others and that he is 35% liable for the subject collision.

It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is reversed on the law without costs and the complaint is dismissed.

Same memorandum as in Alexandra R. v Krone ([appeal No. 1] — AD3d — [Aug. 20, 2020] [4th Dept 2020]).

All concur except Nemoyer and Curran, JJ., who dissent and vote to affirm in the same dissenting memorandum as in Alexandra R. v Krone ([appeal No. 1] — AD3d — [Aug. 20, 2020] [4th Dept 2020]).

Entered: August 20, 2020

Mark W. Bennett

Clerk of the Court