Kaiser v. Metropolitan Transit Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

Alan D. Oshrin, J.

The plaintiff, Diane Kaiser, commenced an action to recover *274for personal injuries which she alleges occurred as a result of a collision between a Long Island Railroad train and a tractor trailer which had come to a stop on the railroad tracks. The accident took place on May 11, 1992. The plaintiff was a passenger on the train. Six other actions were also commenced by passengers on the train and the Long Island Railroad interposed a claim for damage to its locomotive against the owner and operator of the tractor trailer. During pretrial proceedings, this…