Legal Opinion

Rainbow v. Albert Elia Building Co.

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

Decided February 26, 1981PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Simons, J.

Plaintiff was injured about 12:30 a.m. on July 19, 1970 when he drove his motorcycle southerly into the rear of an automobile parked on the shoulder of Townline Road in Niagara County. The highway north of the accident scene was four lanes wide and the accident happened beyond a point where the road narrowed from four to two lanes. Plaintiff, proceeding in the right lane, drove straight ahead onto the shoulder of the narrowed road and struck the rear of the parked vehicle. After the impact he was propelled approximately 50 feet through the air and landed on the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Codling v. PagliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. Robinson v. Reed-Prentice Division of Package Machinery Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Caprara v. Chrysler Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. Halloran v. Virginia Chemicals Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Voss v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Calles v. Scripto-Tokai Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Scarangella v. Thomas Built Buses, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Fallon v. Hannay & Son, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. Anderson v. Hedstrom Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1999

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