Legal Opinion
Sweet v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 9, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to Insurance Law § 5218 for leave to bring an action against the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dowd, J.), dated December 8, 2000, which denied the application.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The record fails to establish that the identities of the motor vehicle and the owner and operator involved in this hit-and-run accident were unknown or not ascertainable through reasonable efforts (see, Insurance Law § 5218 [a], [b] [5]). As found by the Supreme Court,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Troches v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Villanueva v. MunizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Harrison v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Harrison v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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