Legal Opinion

Guerra v. Cantos

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

Decided March 20, 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Saitta, J.), dated March 28, 2006, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The defendants failed to submit evidence sufficient to establish their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law (see Winegrad v New York Univ. Med. Ctr., 64 NY2d 851 *715[1985]). The parties gave conflicting deposition testimony as to how the accident occurred. Viewing the evidence in the light most…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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  4. Makaj v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Camarillo v. SandovalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Markesinis v. JaquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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