Parreno v. Jumbo Trucking, Inc.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (George D. Salerno, J.), entered on or about December 9, 2005, which, after a jury trial, awarded plaintiff damages in the principal sum of $100,000, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the judgment vacated and the complaint dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Plaintiff alleges that he sustained injuries to his neck and back on August 2, 2000, when the car in which he was riding was rear-ended by a heavy truck owned by defendant Jumbo Trucking and driven by the individual defendant. Plaintiff testified at trial that…