Case Name: Peter V. Pace, Jr., et al., Respondents, v. Brandon Robinson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-10-18
Citations: 88 A.D.3d 530
Docket Number: 
Parties: Peter V. Pace, Jr., et al., Respondents, v Brandon Robinson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 88
Pages: 530–531

Head Matter:
Peter V. Pace, Jr., et al., Respondents, v Brandon Robinson, Appellant.
[930 NYS2d 581]

Opinion:
Plaintiffs established their entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the issue of liability, and in opposition, defendant failed to raise a triable issue of fact. Defendant's own uncontroverted testimony, stating that he approached a stop sign and then failed to yield the right of way to plaintiff Peter Pace as he was riding his motorcycle, established defendant's negligence as a matter of law based on his violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1142 (a) (see Murchison v Incognoli, 5 AD3d 271 [2004]). Defendant's argument that Pace was comparatively negligent is unavailing. "[I]t is not plaintiffs burden to establish defendants' negligence as the sole proximate cause of his injuries in order to make out a prima facie case of negligence" (Tselebis v Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., 72 AD3d 198, 200 [2010]). In any event, on this record, there is a lack of evidence of comparative fault on the part of Pace. Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P, Moskowitz, Acosta and Renwick, DeGrasse JJ.