Legal Opinion
Azeem v. Cava
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 21, 2012PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff pedestrian was crossing the street in a crosswalk with the traffic light in her favor when she was struck by the defendant’s vehicle as it was making a left turn. The plaintiff made a prima facie showing of her entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting evidence that the defendant failed to yield the right-of-way in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1112 (a), and that she looked for approaching traffic before she began to cross the street and was free from comparative fault (see Martinez v Kreychmar, 84 AD3d 1037, 1038 [2011]; Lariviere v New York City Tr.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Thoma v. RonaiNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Rosenblatt v. VenizelosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Martinez v. KreychmarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Lariviere v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Yi Min Feng v. Jin Won OhAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
3Cited by11 opinions
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