Legal Opinion

Hassett v. Budget Rent A Car of Florida, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 14, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant Frank Hassett appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gowan, J.), dated October 15, 1993, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against him.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The uncontroverted facts establish as a matter of law that when the appellant had one or two seconds to react after a vehicle travelling eastbound crossed over the double yellow line into the westbound lane in which…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rivera v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Moller v. LieberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. Tenenbaum v. MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. Rivas v. Metropolitan Suburban Bus AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Lucksinger v. M.T. Unloading ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Montes v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Madden v. MulletAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Hassett v. Budget Rent A Car of Florida, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Montes v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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