Legal Opinion
Brown v. Visan Fuel Oil Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 15, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Scholnick, J.), dated December 19, 1984, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint for failure to meet the threshold requirement of establishing "[sjerious injury” as defined in Insurance Law § 5102 (d).
Order affirmed, with costs.
"Summary judgment is an appropriate vehicle for determining whether a plaintiff can establish, prima facie, a serious injury” within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (formerly Insurance Law §…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Friends of Animals, Inc. v. Associated Fur Manufacturers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Zoldas v. Louise Cab Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
- Jorge v. SuttonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Mapoy v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Lombardo v. HaywardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986