Mead v. Marino
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), dated December 21, 1992, which denied her motion for summary judgment.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability is granted.
It is well settled that ” '[wjhen a rear-end collision occurs * * * such collision is sufficient to create a prima facie case of liability on the part of [the offending vehicle] and imposes a duty of explanation with respect to the…
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