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Ponterella v. Chiarella

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 23, 1998
248 A.D.2d 607 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

March 23, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (G. Aronin, J.).


Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, the motion for summary judgment is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The affirmed reports authored by Dr. Roy H. Brown and Dr. Chandra M. Sharma which were submitted by the defendant in support of her motion made out a prima facie case that the plaintiff Rosalie Ponterella did not sustain a serious injury as defined by Insurance Law § 5102 (d).

The only medical evidence which the plaintiffs submitted in opposition to the motion was either unsworn or not affirmed to be true under penalty of perjury, and thus did not constitute competent evidence (see, Moore v. Tappen, 242 A.D.2d 526).

Rosenblatt, J. P., Sullivan, Joy, Altman and Luciano, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Ponterella v. Chiarella

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 23, 1998
248 A.D.2d 607 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

Ponterella v. Chiarella

Case Details

Full title:ROSALIE PONTERELLA et al., Respondents, v. FAYE CHIARELLA, Appellant. (And…

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

Date published: Mar 23, 1998

Citations

248 A.D.2d 607 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
669 N.Y.S.2d 941