Legal Opinion
Janos Horvath, Jr. v. Lindenhurst Auto Salvage, Inc., Regina Verre-Weissbach and Frank Barnett
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 14, 1997No. 207, Docket 96-7208PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Chrein, M.J., dismissing a diversity of citizenship negligence action brought under New York Veh. & Traf. Law § 388(1). Plaintiff, a Connecticut citizen, sued defendant-appellee, a New York corporation and the alleged owner of the vehicle that injured him. 1 The case was dismissed at the close of plaintiffs case on a motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a)(1) because plaintiff failed to identify the driver of the vehicle that injured…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Leotta v. PlessingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Albouyeh v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Albouyeh v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Greater New York Mutual Insurance v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Morris Mandelbaum v. United States of America, and Frank SavageCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Motor Club of America Insurance Company v. HanifiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- General Accident Insurance v. BonefontAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Country Wide Insurance Company v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Stanley Murdza v. D.L. Peterson Trust, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and Phh Fleet America Corporation, and Robert ZimmermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Buckingham v. Rapid Rental, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
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