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DUE TO NEGLIGENCE BY A TIRE SHOP WHICH CONCEDED LIABILITY, A WHEEL FLEW OFF DEFENDANT’S CAR AND STRUCK PLAINTIFF’S CAR, DEFENDANT-DRIVER’S CROSS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PROPERLY DENIED.

The Fourth Department, over a dissent, determined defendant’s (Wagner’s) cross-motion for summary judgment was properly denied. A wheel came off defendant’s car and struck plaintiff’s car. The defendant tire shop conceded its liability:

An owner and operator of a vehicle has a duty to inspect his or her vehicle and to discover and rectify any equipment defects … . Moreover, a vehicle operator has a duty to act reasonably to ensure the safe operation and safe stop of her vehicle once it becomes apparent that her vehicle is experiencing a potentially injurious mechanical problem …  Here, we conclude that Wagner failed to carry her burden on the cross motion of demonstrating that she was not negligent as a matter of law in the operation of her vehicle and that there was nothing that she could have done, in the exercise of due care, to avoid the accident … . Wagner testified at her deposition that, despite perceiving that “something was wrong with her car,” she continued to operate her vehicle for a period of time without pulling it over fully onto the shoulder of the highway and bringing it to a stop. We note that the “existence of an emergency and the reasonableness of a driver’s response thereto generally constitute issues of fact” … . Michael v Wagner, 2017 NY Slip Op 04578, 4th Dept 6-9-17

NEGLIGENCE (TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, EMERGENCY DOCTRINE, DUE TO NEGLIGENCE BY A TIRE SHOP WHICH CONCEDED LIABILITY, A WHEEL FLEW OFF DEFENDANT’S CAR AND STRUCK PLAINTIFF’S CAR, DEFENDANT-DRIVER’S CROSS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PROPERLY DENIED)/TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY DOCTRINE, DUE TO NEGLIGENCE BY A TIRE SHOP WHICH CONCEDED LIABILITY, A WHEEL FLEW OFF DEFENDANT’S CAR AND STRUCK PLAINTIFF’S CAR, DEFENDANT-DRIVER’S CROSS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PROPERLY DENIED)/EMERGENCY DOCTRINE (TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, DUE TO NEGLIGENCE BY A TIRE SHOP WHICH CONCEDED LIABILITY, A WHEEL FLEW OFF DEFENDANT’S CAR AND STRUCK PLAINTIFF’S CAR, DEFENDANT-DRIVER’S CROSS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PROPERLY DENIED)

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