Legal Opinion

Goff v. Goudreau

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

Decided December 29, 1995PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Ingrassia, J.), entered August 2, 1994, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

A driver is not required to anticipate that a vehicle, in this case a bicycle (see, Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1231), traveling in the opposite direction will cross over into oncoming traffic. In the matter at bar, the plaintiff’s bicycle suddenly crossed over a double yellow line and went into…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Williams v. EconAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. Youthkins v. CascioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Parisella v. Jack Haverty's Auto Parts, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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