Lanera v. Hertz Corp.

Judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Matthew F. Coppola, J.), entered on or about March 1, 1989, which awarded judgment in favor of plaintiff and against defendants, Hertz Corporation (Hertz), I. Martin Pompadur and Joan Pompadur, as administrators of the estate of F. Douglas Pompadur, and Benjamin J. Oderifero, in the sum of $3,823,251.12, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

This case arises as a result of a tragic automobile accident that occurred on the rainy evening of November 28, 1985. Elisa Lanera was a passenger in the automobile driven by F; Douglas Pompadur. The…