Marrero v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered on or about July 3, 2003, which, insofar as appealed from, granted defendants-respondents’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims as against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiffs decedent was standing in the rear of a truck giving directions to his coworker, who was backing the truck up to the rear of a parked trailer so that products on the truck could be unloaded onto the trailer. In the process, the decedent’s head became wedged between the truck and the trailer, causing his…