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PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS REAR-END TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED; THE DEFENDANT’S ALLEGATION PLAINTIFFS’ CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY DID NOT RAISE A QUESTION OF FACT (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant’s allegation plaintiffs’ vehicle came to a sudden stop did not raise a question of fact about defendant’s negligence in this rear-end collision case:

… [T]he defendants failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether there was a nonnegligent explanation for the happening of the accident, or whether the emergency doctrine applied to this case … . “[T]he emergency doctrine does not apply to typical accidents involving rear-end collisions because trailing drivers are required to leave a reasonable distance between their vehicles and vehicles ahead” … . Although the defendants submitted a police accident report and the affidavit of Miller, both of which contained statements that the plaintiffs’ vehicle made a sudden stop behind a vehicle that came to an abrupt stop in front of them, Miller testified at his deposition that he could not recall the speed at which he was traveling, or when he first observed the plaintiffs’ vehicle, prior to the accident. “Without such evidence, the assertion that the [plaintiffs’] vehicle came to a sudden stop was insufficient to rebut the inference that [Miller] was negligent” … , and failed to demonstrate that the emergency doctrine was applicable to this case … . Capuozzo v Miller, 2020 NY Slip Op 07026, Second Dept 11-25-20

 

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