Legal Opinion

Butler v. New York City Transit Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 16, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hutcherson, J.), dated March 24, 2000, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d).

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The defendants submitted evidence in admissible form demonstrating prima facie that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d), and the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Scheer v. KoubekNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Kauderer v. PentaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Smith v. AskewAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Carroll v. JenningsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Ryan v. Lee XudaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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