Legal Opinion
Siegel v. Champion Parts, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 30, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff Florence Siegel was injured when the van she was driving unexpectedly accelerated and crashed into a fence. According to the plaintiffs’ expert, the unexpected acceleration was caused by a misadjustment of the air conditioner idle screw on the carburetor. The defendant Manley’s Auto Complete Car Care Center West had installed a rebuilt carburetor in the vehicle about two months before the accident, and, on the day of the accident, the defendant Two Guys Auto Repair Service cleaned the carburetor. The defendants’ expert disagreed that a misadjusted air conditioner idle screw…
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