Leon v. Citywide Towing, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Mary Ann BriganttiHughes, J.), entered September 21, 2012, which denied the motion of defendant Shlomo Zion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against him, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff was injured when, while riding his bicycle, he was caused to fall to the ground when the rear wheel of his bike was allegedly struck by a vehicle registered to Zion. Plaintiff stated that the vehicle was driven by a “John Doe” defendant, who, after the collision, exited the vehicle and physically assaulted plaintiff, before driving away. The…