April 15, 2010

Torts.

Practice point: A motorist always has a duty to operate the vehicle with reasonable care, which encompasses the duty to see what is there to be seen.

Students should note that the duty is necessarily owed to everyone else on the roads.

Case: Ohlhausen v. City of New York, NY Slip Op 02729 (1st Dept. 2010)

Here is the opinion.

Tomorrow's issue: Employment Law.