Legal Opinion

Rabassa v. Caldas

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

Decided June 17, 2003PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Kenneth Thompson, J.), entered January 11, 2002, which denied defendants-appellants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly denied appellants’ motion for summary judgment since questions of fact exist respecting the applicability of the emergency doctrine, including whether the actions of defendant-appellant Rajwid in quickly moving his vehicle into the left lane were reasonable, how long the vehicle operated by Rajwid was in the left lane before hitting plaintiff’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rivera v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Caristo v. SanzoneNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Quiles v. GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Williams v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Brooks v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Rhodes v. United Parcel ServiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Markowitz v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. Martinez v. Academy Bus LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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