Vignola v. Britts

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, arising out of a collision between two automobiles at an intersection controlled by a traffic light, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, entered March 7, 1960, granting plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment striking out defendant’s answer (Rules Civ. Prac., rule 113). Plaintiff driver, Frank J. Vignola, claims that the traffic light was green in his favor as his automobile approached the intersection and that he saw nothing when he looked to his right; but that as he began to enter the- intersection…