CRUZ v. SKERITT

1518, 23922/14E

140 A.D.3d 554 (2016)

32 N.Y.S.3d 504

2016 NY Slip Op 04883

JAMES CRUZ, Respondent, v. RENWICK B. SKERITT et al., Appellants.

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

Decided June 21, 2016.


Plaintiff made a prima facie showing of his entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the issue of liability. He submitted evidence showing that defendant driver made an illegal U-turn, in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1163 (a), and collided with plaintiff's car within seconds and before plaintiff had any opportunity to avoid the collision (see Estate of Mirjani v DeVito, 135 A.D.3d 616, 617-618 [1st Dept 2016]...

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