Case Name: George Tossas, Respondent, v. John N. Ponce et al., Defendants, and Joseph Gisondo, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-12-13
Citations: 24 A.D.3d 224
Docket Number: 
Parties: George Tossas, Respondent, v John N. Ponce et al., Defendants, and Joseph Gisondo, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 224–225

Head Matter:
George Tossas, Respondent, v John N. Ponce et al., Defendants, and Joseph Gisondo, Appellant.
[804 NYS2d 919]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (George D. Salerno, J.), entered October 7, 2004, which denied defendant-appellant's motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The parties' conflicting deposition testimony raises triable issues of fact with respect to the details of this three-car motor vehicle accident, and whether defendant-appellant could have avoided the impact by taking evasive action or reducing speed, thus precluding summary judgment in his favor based upon the applicability of the emergency doctrine (see Raposo v Raposo, 250 AD2d 420 [1998]). Concur—Tom, J.P., Marlow, Gonzalez and Sweeny, JJ.