Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Verona Oil, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 4, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMercure, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Coccoma, J.), entered November 4, 2005 in Delaware County, which, inter alia, denied the cross motion of defendant Verona Oil, Inc. for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against it.
After drinking beer at a party, defendant Andrew Cobb (hereinafter Cobb), age 19, fell asleep at the wheel while driving his truck and crashed into a pole. Plaintiff Elyssa L. Johnson, age 15, was a passenger in the truck at the time and, as a result of the accident, suffers from permanent brain damage and paralysis. Plaintiffs thereafter commenced this action,…
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