Legal Opinion
Brandon v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 7, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Casey, J. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Kahn, J.), entered October 12, 1995 in Albany County, which granted petitioners’ application pursuant to Insurance Law § 5218 for leave to institute an action against respondent.
Insurance Law § 5218 permits suit directly against respondent where a person has been injured by an automobile and cannot establish the identity of the owner and operator or the vehicle was used without the owner’s consent by an unknown person. Here, however, the record establishes that petitioner Shameika Brandon was injured in a one-car accident involving a known…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Muhammad v. DiazAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Villanueva v. MunizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Van Den Essen v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Archer v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Matter of Baker v. Motor Veh. Acc. Indem. Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
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