Hill v. Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kooper, J.
The question to be resolved on appeal is whether a "covered person” entitled to immunity from direct suit pursuant to New York’s "No-Fault” Insurance Law (Insurance Law § 5101 et seq.), may nevertheless be subject to a claim for contribution interposed by noncovered codefendants. For the *95reasons that follow, we answer the foregoing question in the affirmative, and modify the order appealed from accordingly.
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The pertinent facts are that on October 31, 1984, at approximately 9:15 a.m., the plaintiff exited a bus operated by the appellant in the Roosevelt Field…
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