ELSIS v. HERTZ CORP.

Nos. CV83-3854, [CV83-3860]

581 F.Supp. 604 (1984)

Donald ELSIS, Plaintiff, v. The HERTZ CORPORATION, Defendant. The HERTZ CORPORATION, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. TOYOTA LIMITED and Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc., and Toyota of Hollywood, Inc., Third-Party Defendants. The HERTZ CORPORATION, Second Third-Party Plaintiff, v. TOYOTA CORPORATION and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Second Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

March 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Barnett, Garden City, N.Y., for plaintiff.

Curtis, Hart & Zaklukiewicz, Merrick, N.Y., for defendant and third-party plaintiff The Hertz Corporation.

Rivkin, Leff, Sherman & Radler, Garden City, N.Y., for second third-party defendants Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and Toyota Motor Corporation.

O'Hagen, Reilly & Gorman, Islip, N.Y., for third-party defendants Toyota of Hollywood, Inc. and Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc.; Alio & Leahy, Melville, N.Y., of counsel.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEXLER, District Judge.

On September 29, 1976, plaintiff Donald Elsis was driving a 1976 Toyota automobile rented from defendant Hertz Corporation (Hertz) when he collided with a tree. This was a one-car accident allegedly caused by a steering system malfunction or failure. On June 2, 1977 plaintiff instituted an action against Hertz in New York Supreme Court for Nassau County for personal...

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