Case Name: Catherine Green, as Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Green, Sr., Also Known as Robert L. Green, Sr., Deceased, Appellant, v. Stephanie Mower et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-05-08
Citations: 100 N.Y.2d 529
Docket Number: 
Parties: Catherine Green, as Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Green, Sr., Also Known as Robert L. Green, Sr., Deceased, Appellant, v Stephanie Mower et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 529–530

Head Matter:
[791 NE2d 394, 761 NYS2d 137]
Catherine Green, as Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Green, Sr., Also Known as Robert L. Green, Sr., Deceased, Appellant, v Stephanie Mower et al., Respondents.
Decided May 8, 2003
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Finkelstein & Partners, Newburgh (George A. Kohl, 2nd, of counsel), for appellant.
Hite, Savitt, O’Donnell & Beaumont, P.C., Albany (John H Beaumont of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs. The Appellate Division correctly determined that, as a matter of law, decedent's failure to yield the right of way was the sole proximate cause of the accident. Thus, the Court properly granted defendants summary judgment dismissing the complaint (see Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557, 562 [1980]).
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Smith, Ciparick, Wesley, Rosenblatt, Graffeo and Read concur.
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.