Legal Opinion

Curley v. Szumowski

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

Decided February 22, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for wrongful death, etc., the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCabe, J.), entered December 7, 1998, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs (see, Leonard v Kinney Sys., 199 AD2d 470; Lipsius v White, 91 AD2d 271, 276), the emergency doctrine does not entitle the defendants to summary judgment as a matter of law. The record presents issues of fact concerning the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rivera v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Ferrer v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Lipsius v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. Leonard v. Kinney Systems, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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