Smelley v. Ahmed
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*560In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dye, J.), dated March 24, 2003, which denied her motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
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