Kaur v. Am. Transit Ins. Co.

Full title: Sarbjeet KAUR, etc., Respondent, v. AMERICAN TRANSIT INSURANCE COMPANY, et…

Court: Court of Appeals of New York.

Date published: May 1, 2012

968 N.E.2d 994 (N.Y. 2012)

968 N.E.2d 994

945 N.Y.S.2d 639

2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 3362

Opinion

2012-05-1

Sarbjeet KAUR, etc., Respondent, v. AMERICAN TRANSIT INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants, Baker, McEvoy, Morrisey & Moskovits, P.C., Appellant.

Steinberg & Cavaliere, LLP, White Plains (Ronald W. Weiner of counsel), for appellant. Sivin & Miller, L.L.P., New York City (Edward Sivin of counsel), for respondent.

Steinberg & Cavaliere, LLP, White Plains (Ronald W. Weiner of counsel), for appellant. Sivin & Miller, L.L.P., New York City (Edward Sivin of counsel), for respondent.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules, order reversed, with costs, order of Supreme Court, New York County, reinstated and certified question answered in the negative. Triable issues of fact exist concerning defendant-appellant's successor liability ( see Schumacher v. Richards Shear Co., 59 N.Y.2d 239, 245, 464 N.Y.S.2d 437, 451 N.E.2d 195 [1983] ).

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur.