Legal Opinion
Ruotolo v. Ambu-Wagon, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 11, 1994PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In separate actions to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants third-party plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Gurahian, J.), entered November 19, 1992, which granted the third-party defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the third-party complaint.
Ordered, that the order is affirmed, with costs.
While negligence cases do not generally lend themselves to resolution by motion for summary judgment, such a motion will be granted where, as here, the unrefuted facts clearly point to the negligence of the decedent, the defendant…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Morowitz v. NaughtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Wank v. AmbrosinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Rowlands v. ParksNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Rivas v. Metropolitan Suburban Bus AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
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