STEIN v. PENATELLO


185 A.D.2d 976 (1992)

Lynda Stein, as Administratrix of The Estate of John Stein, Deceased, Appellant, v. Timothy Penatello et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

August 31, 1992


Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for a new trial on the issue of damages only.

The case involves a two-car accident in which the defendant Timothy Penatello ran a stop sign and hit the decedent's vehicle, causing the decedent, who was not wearing an available seat belt, to be ejected from the car. It is undisputed that the decedent's death...

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