Legal Opinion

Acosta v. Blatt Plumbing Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 28, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lucindo Suarez, J.), entered on or about February 13, 2008, which, in an action for personal injuries resulting from a car accident, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

It cannot be said, as a matter of law, that plaintiffs conduct was the sole proximate cause of the accident. The evidence shows that both plaintiff and defendant driver had stop signs before them, and each claims to be the first to enter the intersec*467tion where the collision occurred. Accordingly, there are triable…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. Bestway Beer & Soda Distribution, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Pappalardi v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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