Case Name: Carlos Perez, Appellant, v. Victor Steckler, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2018-01-04
Citations: 157 A.D.3d 445
Docket Number: 
Parties: Carlos Perez, Appellant, v Victor Steckler, Respondent.
Judges: Concur—Renwick, J.P., Manzanet-Daniels, Gische, Kahn and Singh, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 157
Pages: 445–445

Head Matter:
Carlos Perez, Appellant, v Victor Steckler, Respondent.
[66 NYS3d 137]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alison Y. Tuitt, J.), entered May 26, 2016, which granted defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Defendant established his prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by his testimony that as he was driving next to plaintiff's parked vehicle, plaintiff suddenly opened his driver's side door, in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1214, causing defendant to strike the door, and defendant was unable to avoid the accident (see Tavarez v Castillo Herrasme, 140 AD3d 453, 453 [1st Dept 2016]).
In opposition, plaintiff failed to raise an issue of fact as to whether he violated Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1214, or whether defendant could have avoided the accident.
Concur—Renwick, J.P., Manzanet-Daniels, Gische, Kahn and Singh, JJ.