Legal Opinion
Pollak v. Maimonides Medical Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 24, 2016No. 2015-06008PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bayne, J.), dated April 22, 2015, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is denied.
“[T]he driver of an ‘authorized emergency vehicle’ engaged in an ‘emergency operation’ is exempt from certain ‘rules of the road’ under Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1104” (Criscione v City of New York, 97 NY2d 152,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Saarinen v. KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Campbell v. City of ElmiraNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Kabir v. County of MonroeNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- Criscione v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Badalamenti v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Bonafede v. BonitoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- Wynter v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019