Hurtado v. Williams

Rose, J.E

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Becker, J.), entered July 17, 2012 in Delaware County, which denied a motion by defendant Black Bear Tavern and Restaurant, Inc. for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and cross claim against it.

After drinking at a tavern operated by defendant Black Bear Tavern and Restaurant, Inc. (hereinafter the Tavern), defendant Carol A. Williams caused a head-on collision resulting in the death of Jose A. Hurtado (hereinafter decedent). The accident occurred approximately seven miles from the Tavern, on the route that Williams would have taken…