Santana v. Oneida Motor Freight, Inc.

— In a wrongful death action, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Leggett, J.), dated February 23, 1982, which was in favor of the defendants, upon a jury verdict. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on October 25, 1975, defendant Glenn Decker was driving his tractor trailer in a southerly direction along the New York State Thruway. It was completely dark and Decker was traveling at approximately 55 miles per hour with his headlights on low beam. Suddenly, about 50 feet ahead of him,…