STALIKAS v. UNITED MATERIALS, L.L.C.


100 N.Y.2d 626 (2003)

801 N.E.2d 411

769 N.Y.S.2d 191

STEPHEN STALIKAS, JR., et al., Appellants, v. UNITED MATERIALS, L.L.C., et al., Defendants, and MICHAEL DEAKIN, Respondent. (Appeal No. 1.) STEPHEN STALIKAS, JR., et al., Appellants, v. UNITED MATERIALS, L.L.C., et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. (Appeal No. 2.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Eugene C. Tenney, Buffalo (Eric M. Shelton of counsel), for appellants in the first and second above-entitled actions.

Hagelin & Bischof, LLC, Buffalo (Dennis J. Bischof of counsel), for Michael Deakin, respondent in the first and second above-entitled actions.

Law Offices of John Quackenbush, Buffalo (William E. Nitterauer of counsel), for United Materials, L.L.C., and another, respondents in the first and second above-entitled actions.

Before: Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, CIPARICK, ROSENBLATT, GRAFFEO and READ concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The orders of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In this action seeking damages for injuries plaintiff suffered in a five-car chain reaction accident, the Appellate Division properly determined that any error by Supreme Court in refusing to charge this jury pursuant to PJI3d 2:26 was harmless. Here, the only statute allegedly violated was Vehicle and...

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