Legal Opinion

Villar v. MTA Bus Co.

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

Decided January 11, 2011PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Satterfield, J.), entered March 26, 2010, which granted *603the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

While the plaintiff was a passenger on an M15 express bus in Queens, she allegedly sustained injuries when she was thrown into the seat in front of her after the bus stopped suddenly to avoid a collision with a car which had cut into its lane. The bus was owned by the defendant MTA Bus Company and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rivera v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Bello v. Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Miloscia v. New York City Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Evans v. BoslAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Flores v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. Eng v. MTA Bus Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. Savinon v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. Kagie Hugh Kong v. MTA Bus Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Kagie Hugh Kong v. MTA Bus Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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