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EDWARDS v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY

37 A.D.3d 157 (2007)

829 N.Y.S.2d 462

VALERIE EDWARDS, Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY et al., Respondents.

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

Decided February 1, 2007.

This is an action for damages arising from personal injuries allegedly sustained when a Transit Authority bus stopped suddenly, causing plaintiff to be thrown from her seat. The IAS court granted the Transit Authority's motion for summary judgment premised on the emergency doctrine, namely that the bus driver was required to suddenly stop when an automobile cut directly in front of the bus. In granting defendant's motion, the court rejected plaintiff's contention that the...

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