Davis v. Metropolitan Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The Supreme Court should have granted that branch of the defendants’ motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against the defendant MTA Bus Company (hereinafter the defendant) on the ground that it was not at fault in the happening of the subject accident.
“ ‘[T]he emergency doctrine holds that those faced with a sudden and unexpected circumstance, not of their own making, that leaves them with little or no time for reflection or reasonably causes them to be so disturbed that they are compelled to make a quick decision without weighing alternative…
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- Vitale v. LevineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Miloscia v. New York City Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Sheppeard v. MurciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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