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O'Neill v. Habberstad Leasing, Inc.

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department
Jun 29, 1995
216 A.D.2d 256 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion


216 A.D.2d 256 628 N.Y.S.2d 111 Theodore W. O'NEILL, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HABBERSTAD LEASING, INC., et al., Defendants-Respondents, and General Motors Corporation, et al., Defendants. Action Number One Theodore W. O'NEILL, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMPETITION MOTORCAR, Defendant-Respondent. Action Number Two Supreme Court of New York, First Department June 29, 1995.

M.J. Weiss, for plaintiffs-appellants.

A.D. Glassman, for defendants-respondents.

D. Thompson, for defendant-respondent in Action No. 2.

Before ROSENBERGER, J.P., and KUPFERMAN, ASCH, NARDELLI and MAZZARELLI, JJ.

MEMORANDUM DECISION.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Paula Omansky, J.), entered on or about September 22, 1994, which, inter alia, dismissed plaintiffs' respective actions as against defendants-respondents Habberstad Leasing, Habberstad Nissan-BMW, and defendant Competition Motorcar, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The IAS court properly dismissed respondents from these actions seeking to recover for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident based upon documentary evidence, including a duly authenticated (CPLR [628 N.Y.S.2d 112] 4540[c] New Jersey Certificate of Title in the offending vehicle issued to defendant Widner Boutin by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles on November 13, 1989. This document was sufficient to raise an inference, not rebutted by plaintiffs, that defendant Widner Boutin owned the offending vehicle on February 3, 1990, the day of the accident (cf., Sosnowski v. Kolovas, 127 A.D.2d 756, 512 N.Y.S.2d 148).


Summaries of

O'Neill v. Habberstad Leasing, Inc.

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department
Jun 29, 1995
216 A.D.2d 256 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

O'Neill v. Habberstad Leasing, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:O'Neill v. Habberstad Leasing, Inc.

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

Date published: Jun 29, 1995

Citations

216 A.D.2d 256 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
628 N.Y.S.2d 111