Edwards v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert D. Lip*158pxnann, J.), entered May 10, 2006, which granted defendant New York City Transit Authority’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied and the complaint reinstated.
This is an action for damages arising from personal injuries allegedly sustained when a Transit Authority bus stopped suddenly, causing plaintiff to be thrown from her seat. The IAS court granted the Transit Authority’s motion for summary judgment premised on the emergency doctrine, namely that the bus driver was…
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