April 26, 2021

Appellate practice.

Defendants may not argue for the first time on appeal that they are entitled to the recklessness standard of care of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1103(b), because the question of whether the statute is applicable to this traffic accident is not a pure question of law and depends on facts that are not in the record. 

Salodkaya v. City of New York, NY Slip Op 02478 (1st Dep't April 22, 2021)

Here is the decision.