Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Vehicle and Traffic Law § 388 (1) imputes to the owner of a motor vehicle the negligence of one who operates it with the owner's permission. That section gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that the vehicle is being operated with the owner's consent (see, Leotta v Plessinger,
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