Cofrancesco v. Murino

This appeal arises out of a four-vehicle accident which occurred on March 6, 1992, at the toll plaza of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge on Staten Island. The respondent, Thomas Mc-Clenon, testified that he had stopped his vehicle behind the appellants’ van, and that his vehicle struck the appellants’ van only after being struck by a third vehicle, which had been struck by the fourth vehicle. Although McClenon’s testimony was sufficient to establish a prima facie case that he was entitled to summary judgment (see, Koenig v Price, 200 AD2d 559, 561), when it is viewed in the light most favorable…