Legal Opinion
Sniadach v. Gonzales
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 13, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lucy Billings, J.
I. Background
*423Plaintiffs have sued defendants for pain and suffering caused by defendants’ ownership and negligent operation of their motor vehicles on March 30, 1999, leading to a collision with plaintiffs’ vehicle in which plaintiff Kinga Sniadach was a passenger. (Insurance Law § 5102 [d].) On June 5, 2001, during the trial against defendant Gonzales before a jury, plaintiffs settled their action against Gonzales for $10,000. Defendants Peralta and Hassan never answered the complaint and hence defaulted.
After settlement of the trial against Gonzales, and…
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