Legal Opinion

Braxton v. Jennings

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 9, 2009PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jacobson, J.), dated May 27, 2008, which denied her motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.

Regardless of whether we accept the plaintiff’s or the defendant’s version of the subject accident, the defendant established, prima facie, that she did not contribute to the accident and that the sole proximate cause of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ryan v. Budget Rent A CarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Ruocco v. MulhallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Deitz v. HuibregtseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Balliet v. North Amityville Fire DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. Galo v. CunninghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. Boereau v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. Ali v. PaulAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. Galo v. CunninghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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