Miller v. Higgins

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered July 29, 1976 in Schoharie County, which, inter alia, denied third-party defendant Rehbein Motors’ motion for summary judgment. On June 4, 1974 third-party defendant Rehbein Motors performed a New York State motor vehicle inspection on a 1970 Ford pick*1011up truck at the request of a co-third-party defendant, William S. Hinkley and Sons, Inc. No defects were found and a certificate of inspection was issued. Later that day, the truck was sold by Hinkley to the third-party plaintiff, Miles J. Higgins. On January 28, 1975 his wife,…