Legal Opinion
Abrahao v. Perrault
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 16, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCasey, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Torraca, J.), entered January 25, 1988 in Ulster County, which, inter alia, denied the cross motion of various plaintiffs to strike the answer of defendant Albert Perrault, Jr.
This negligence action arises out of a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer operated by defendant Albert Perrault, Jr., who pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree as a result of the accident. Contending that Perrault is collaterally estopped from litigating the issue of his negligence in causing the accident, plaintiffs Gerald…
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