Case Name: Switzerland Green, Appellant, v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants; Tyese Laws, Appellant, v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-11-19
Citations: 26 N.Y.3d 1061
Docket Number: 
Parties: Switzerland Green, Appellant, v Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. Tyese Laws, Appellant, v Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company et al., Respondents.
Judges: Concur: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Pigott, Rivera, Abdus-Salaam, Stein and Fahey.
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 26
Pages: 1061–1062

Head Matter:
[44 NE3d 220, 23 NYS3d 145]
Switzerland Green, Appellant, v Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. Tyese Laws, Appellant, v Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company et al., Respondents.
Decided November 19, 2015
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Laurence M. Savedoff, P.L.L.C., Bronx (Laurence M. Savedoff of counsel), for Switzerland Green, appellant.
Parker Watchman LLP, Port Washington (Jay L.T. Break-stone of counsel), for Tyese Laws, appellant.
Morris Duffy Alonso & Faley, New York City (Arjay G. Yao of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order, insofar as appealed from, reversed, with costs; motion of defendants Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company and Isael Reyes for summary judgment denied; and certified question not answered as unnecessary. On this record, whether the emergency doctrine precludes liability presents a question of fact and, therefore, summary judgment for defendants Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company and Isael Reyes was inappropriate.
Concur: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Pigott, Rivera, Abdus-Salaam, Stein and Fahey.