Legal Opinion
Cromwell v. Rodriguez
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided February 23, 1971PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobert W. Cacace, J.
This is a motion for accelerated judgment brought under CPLR 3212.
The facts are that the plaintiff was walking her dog on the sidewalk of a public street in the City of Yonkers, known as Sunnyside Drive, on the 3d day of August, 1969, at approximately 6:44 p.m., when a vehicle operated by the defendant, Elizabeth Rodriguez, mounted the curb, crossed the sidewalk and struck the plaintiff and her dog, injuring the plaintiff and killing the dog.
The defendant, Elizabeth Rodriguez, was a validly licensed learner who was, at the time of the accident, being instructed by her husband, a validly…
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