Bentham v. Hertz Corp.

—Crew III, J.

Appeal (transferred to this court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Jiudice, J.), entered January 31, 1990 in Dutchess County, upon a decision of the court in favor of plaintiff.

Defendant is an automobile rental company and self-insurer of its own no-fault automobile insurance (Insurance Law art 51). Plaintiff, a resident of the United Kingdom, leased a car *829from defendant while temporarily residing and working in Dutchess County. On October 25, 1984, he sustained personal injuries when his rental car was struck from…