Case Name: Raymond B. Powell et al., Appellants, v. Tarantino Foods, Inc., Doing Business as Tarantino's, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-12-30
Citations: 234 A.D.2d 989
Docket Number: Appeal No. 1
Parties: Raymond B. Powell et al., Appellants, v Tarantino Foods, Inc., Doing Business as Tarantino’s, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 234
Pages: 989–990

Head Matter:
Raymond B. Powell et al., Appellants, v Tarantino Foods, Inc., Doing Business as Tarantino’s, Respondent.
(Appeal No. 1.)
[652 NYS2d 188]

Opinion:
—Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motion denied and complaint reinstated. Memorandum: Supreme Court erroneously concluded that the entry contained in the police report that the driver had left the keys in the vehicle is insufficient to raise a triable issue of fact whether the keys were left in the ignition of the unattended vehicle (see, Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1210 [a]; Shea v Johnson, 101 AD2d 1018). Issue finding rather than issue determination is the function of the court on a motion for summary judgment. (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Michalek, J.—Summary Judgment.) Present—Denman, P. J., Green, Pine, Callahan and Boehm, JJ.