Browarek v. Pfalzer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: The negligence, if any, of defendant Raymond Pfalzer in causing his grandfather’s automobile to become stuck in the mud was not the proximate cause of the infant plaintiffs injury. Defendant could not have reasonably foreseen that, in attempting to extricate the car from the mud, the driver of a truck would leave the truck unattended, permitting it to roll down a slope and pin plaintiff against the car (see, Ventricelli v Kinney Sys. Rent A Car, 45 NY2d 950, mod, 46 NY2d 770; Scott v…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ventricelli v. Kinney System Rent A Car, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Ventricelli v. Kinney System Rent A Car, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Scott v. MeadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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