Darmento v. Pacific Molasses Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, and the certified question answered in the negative.

This is a negligence action to recover for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff Anthony M. *987Darmento was driving and his wife, plaintiff Matilda T. Darmento, was a passenger. Plaintiffs contend that as they were driving south on State Route 13, which was icy, slippery and covered with snow, defendant Walter J. Finlay negligently operated the 31-ton tractor-trailer owned by defendant Pacific Molasses Co. in that he…