Legal Opinion · Dissent

Roberts v. Hall

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

Decided March 12, 1998Published

1DissentYesawich Jr., J.

I respectfully dissent, for while I agree with the majority that the record justifies concluding that defendant Jason Hall was negligent, that does not foreclose a finding that defendant Nancy Paone was also at fault. That Paone may have also been negligent can be inferred from the deposition of a nonparty eyewitness, who averred that the collision occurred immediately after Paone abruptly stopped her car; this evidence could support a finding that she, too, failed to use due care in operating her vehicle, and that her negligence, as well as Hall’s, contributed to the happening of *847the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lenahan v. GoucherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. Romeo v. HaranekAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
  3. Walczyk v. ChresfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. Walczyk v. ChresfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1977

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