Stanton v. Ritz

Appeal from so much of an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Hughes, J.), entered October 9, 1981 in Schoharie County, as denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on a northbound lane of the New York State Thruway in the Town of Woodbury, Orange County, at approximately 12:15 a.m. on April 29, 1981. While attempting to pass plaintiff’s tractor trailer, defendants’ Saab motor vehicle struck the tractor in the left front area, allegedly forcing…