Legal Opinion
Cui Fang Li v. New York City Transit
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 2017No. 2016-12465PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Gavrin, J.), entered October 13, 2016, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff allegedly was injured shortly after she boarded a bus owned and operated by the defendants, when the driver suddenly pulled away from the curb at a “very fast” speed, causing the plaintiff to lose her balance and fall. The plaintiff commenced this action against the defendants, alleging,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Urquhart v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Trudell v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Golub v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Dowdy v. MTA-Long Island BusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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