Legal Opinion
Abramov v. Campbell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 31, 2003PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Glover, J.), dated October 24, 2002, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
When a defendant operates a vehicle that strikes another ve*698hide in the rear, the defendant is subject to a presumption that he or she was negligent in failing to keep a safe distance between the vehicles, although such presumption may be overcome by the presentation of evidence sufficient to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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