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Allegation Plaintiff Driver Stopped Suddenly for No Reason Raised a Question of Fact About Whether the Driver Who Struck Plaintiff’s Vehicle from Behind Was Negligent

The Second Department determined defendant driver (Catania) whose vehicle struck plaintiff’s vehicle from behind had raised a question of fact about whether there was a non-negligent explanation for the collision.  Defendant alleged plaintiff stopped suddenly for no reason:

The Supreme Court erred in granting the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. Although the plaintiff’s affidavit in support of the motion demonstrated that his vehicle was struck in the rear, thus raising an inference of Catania’s negligence, the plaintiff’s submissions, which included a transcript of Catania’s deposition testimony, revealed a triable issue of fact as to whether Catania had a nonnegligent explanation for the collision. Catania testified at his deposition that his vehicle was stopped at a traffic light at a distance of approximately eight feet behind the plaintiff’s vehicle. When the light changed to green, Catania maintained a safe distance between the two vehicles, but the plaintiff came to an abrupt stop for no apparent reason when there was no pedestrian or vehicular traffic in front of it, and the two vehicles collided. Under these circumstances, a triable issue of fact exists… . Fernandez v Babylon Mun Solid Waste, 2014 NY Slip Op 03230, 2nd Dept 5-7-14

 

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