Legal Opinion
Lectora v. Gundrum
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 25, 1996PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
It is undisputed that the vehicle of Roland Lectora and Libby Lectora was traveling in the left westbound lane of Route 1-90 at a speed of 70 to 80 miles per hour, in daylight, when it *739abruptly changed to the right westbound lane and then onto the shoulder, where it smashed into the right rear of the defendants’ trailer. There is no indication that Roland Lectora made any effort to slow down or stop his vehicle (cf., Downing v Consolidated Carriers Corp., 65 NY2d 799).
The plaintiff, the administratrix of the estate of the Lectoras, contends that the defendants’ vehicle was illegally stopped…
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- Bradley v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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