Case Name: Yvonne Carswell, Respondent, v. Tahiru Banda et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-10-25
Citations: 88 A.D.3d 604
Docket Number: 
Parties: Yvonne Carswell, Respondent, v Tahiru Banda et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 88
Pages: 604–605

Head Matter:
Yvonne Carswell, Respondent, v Tahiru Banda et al., Appellants.
[931 NYS2d 68]

Opinion:
Plaintiff pedestrian alleges that she was injured when, while crossing the street within the crosswalk and with the traffic light in her favor, she was struck by defendants' taxicab. In contrast, defendant driver stated that he had a green light with a left-turn signal, that his vehicle was past the crosswalk, and that plaintiff was distracted by talking on her cell phone when the accident occurred. These conflicting accounts raise triable issues of fact as to whether plaintiff had the right-of-way and was in the crosswalk at the time of the accident and whether defendant driver failed to exercise due care to avoid the accident or was negligent in any manner (see Villaverde v Santiago-Aponte, 84 AD3d 506 [2011]; see also Marquis v Eisenstein, 5 AD3d 741 [2004]). Concur — Mazzarelli, J.E, Friedman, Catterson, Renwick and Richter, JJ.