Phillips v. Presswood

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated December 20, 1976, which granted plaintiff’s motion to strike that portion of his answer which denied his involvement in the accident. Order reversed, without costs or disbursements, and motion denied. Plaintiff-respondent commenced this action based upon defendant-appellant’s negligence in the operation of his car, claiming $250,000 in damages. Contemporaneously, plaintiff proceeded under the "no-fault” provisions of article 18 of the Insurance Law solely…