Legal Opinion

Bonilla v. Calabria

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

Decided January 25, 2011PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Tanenbaum, J.), dated March 1, 2010, which granted the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability.. Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability is denied.

A driver who has the right-of-way is entitled to anticipate that other drivers will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield to the driver with the right-of-way (see Vehicle and Traffic Law §§ 1128,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Cox v. NunezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Todd v. GodekAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Tapia v. Royal Tours Service, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Jacino v. SugermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. Regans v. BarattaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Estate of Cook v. GomezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. Nesbitt v. GallantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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