Legal Opinion
General Accident Group v. Noonan
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1971PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
You leave your key in the ignition of your car standing in your own driveway. The car is stolen and becomes the cause of an accident. Are you liable?
It is perhaps surprising that this question has not been answered in New York in any reported decision. While some *529cases have touched on it, none address themselves directly to this seeming garden variety of legal question.
At first blush, one would wonder why a question of liability would exist. This traces to section 1210 (subd. [a]) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law which reads as follows: “No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mann v. ParshallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- Walter v. BondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
- Padro v. KnoblochNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- Zielinski v. LyfordNew York Supreme Court · 1940
- Lotito v. KyriacusNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Epstein v. Mediterranean Motors, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Allstate Insurance v. DaileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Podstupka v. BrannonNew York Supreme Court · 1975
- Delfino v. RanieriNew York Supreme Court · 1986
- In re the Arbitration between Hartford Insurance & AquavivaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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