Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Lee
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 22, 1990PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The instant action arises out of a three-car automobile accident that occurred on August 13, 1983. A vehicle operated by defendant Lee, proceeding southbound on the Bruckner Expressway, was brought to a complete stop behind a disabled vehicle. Several seconds later, plaintiff’s vehicle also came to a complete stop behind Lee’s, only to be rear-ended by a third vehicle, driven by defendant Wilson Segarra. The force of the impact caused plaintiff’s vehicle to be pushed forward into defendant Lee’s vehicle.
While negligence cases do not generally lend themselves to resolution by a motion for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Ventricelli v. Kinney System Rent A Car, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Morowitz v. NaughtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by13 opinions
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