Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bracken, J. P.
On July 17, 1985, an automobile owned by Oxford Resources Corp. (hereinafter Oxford) and driven by Esther Dancour, collided with a bicycle at an intersection in Brooklyn. At the time of this accident, Mrs. Dancour was allegedly operating her vehicle in the course of her employment. The injured bicyclist, Catherine Cranston, was subsequently awarded a money judgment in the sum of $1,526,000 against both Oxford and Mrs. Dancour. Because Oxford’s tort liability was wholly vicarious (see, Vehicle and Traffic Law § 388), it was granted a judgment for full…
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