Legal Opinion

Serfaty v. New York City Transit Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 26, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Posner, J.), dated September 8, 1997, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The injured plaintiff sustained serious physical injuries as a result of being struck by a subway train. The injured plaintiff has no recollection of how the accident occurred, and the only evidence of causation is…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Abdullah v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lassalle v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Rochford v. Long Island Rail RoadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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