Practice point: The Appellate Division affirmed the denial of plaintiff's summary judgment motion as to liability, finding that plaintiff failed to establish his prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by eliminating all triable issues of fact.
In support of his motion, plaintiff submitted his own affidavit, in which he alleged that defendant was negligent because he violated Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1128(a), and that plaintiff could not avoid the collision. However, plaintiff also submitted an uncertified police accident report containing defendant's statement that plaintiff sped up to prevent defendant from merging into the lane in which the plaintiff was traveling and, thus, contributed to the accident.
Student note: In submitting the uncertified police accident report, plaintiff waived any objection to its admissibility.
Case: Kadashev v. Medina, NY Slip Op 09069 (2d Dept. 2015)
Here is the decision.
Tomorrow's issue: Summary judgment in a slip-and-fall action.
