Legal Opinion

Ward v. Stewart

District Court, N.D. New York

Decided December 12, 2017No. 7:15–CV–1023PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER

I. INTRODUCTION

On August 7, 2015, plaintiffs Kevin A. Ward, Sr. ("Mr. Ward") and Pamela Ward ("Mrs. Ward") (collectively "plaintiffs") filed this wrongful death action in Supreme Court, Lewis County, against defendant Anthony Wayne Stewart ("Stewart" or "defendant"), a race car driver who struck and killed their son, Kevin A. Ward, Jr. ("Ward Jr.").

The fatal crash occurred on August 9, 2014, during an evening sprint car event being held at Canandaigua Motorsports Park ("CMP"), a dirt racetrack in Canandaigua, New York.…

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