Legal Opinion

Koch v. Levenson

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

Decided March 11, 1996PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Contrary to the appellants’ contention, the Supreme Court properly awarded summary judgment to Sheldon Levenson dismissing all complaints, third-party complaints, and cross claims insofar as asserted against him. Levenson was driving his automobile north along Peninsula Boulevard in Rockville Center when a driver in the southbound lane lost control of his vehicle, which crossed the center median, striking the Levenson vehicle head on.

It is axiomatic that a driver is not required to anticipate *593that an automobile traveling in the opposite direction will cross over into oncoming traffic (see,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Williams v. EconAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Gouchie v. GillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Greifer v. SchneiderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Moller v. LieberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. Glick v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Koenig v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. Bentley v. MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Eichenwald v. ChaudhryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Velez v. DiazAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Lyons v. RumplerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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