Case Name: Richard Marquez, Appellant, v. Miriam Torres et, al., Respondents. (And Another Action.)
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-05-14
Citations: 250 A.D.2d 445
Docket Number: 
Parties: Richard Marquez, Appellant, v Miriam Torres et, al., Respondents. (And Another Action.)
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 250
Pages: 445–445

Head Matter:
Richard Marquez, Appellant, v Miriam Torres et, al., Respondents. (And Another Action.)
[671 NYS2d 662]

Opinion:
—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered on or about April 4,1997, which, insofar as appealed from, granted defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint for failure to make out a prima facie case of serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The action was properly dismissed for lack of evidence that the alleged curtailment of plaintiffs daily activities was attributable to a "medically determined" injury. Indeed, plaintiff failed to offer any probative medical proof whatsoever (see, McLoyrd v Pennypacker, 178 AD2d 227, lv denied 79 NY2d 754), and we see no merit to his excuse that he did not have time to obtain a sworn statement from his doctor. Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Rosenberger, Williams and Tom, JJ.