Legal Opinion
Caristo v. Sanzone
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 2001PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
The issue in this motor vehicle accident negligence case is whether the trial court erred in charging the jury on the emergency doctrine. Under the facts presented, we conclude that defendants were not entitled to this instruction.
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on the morning of the accident, defendant Augustine Sanzone was driving a vehicle owned by his wife, defendant Patricia Cinquemani, on Foster Road in Staten Island. At the same time, plaintiff Antoinette Caristo was operating her automobile on Woodrow Road. Foster Road terminated at a “T” intersection with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rivera v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Ferrer v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Kuci v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Wynn v. . Central Park, North and East River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Caristo v. San-zoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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