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DEFENDANT DRIVER RAISED A QUESTION OF FACT ABOUT WHETHER THE DRIVER OF THE CAR IN WHICH PLAINTIFF WAS A PASSENGER WAS NEGLIGENT; THE FACT THAT THE DEFENDANT’S OUT-OF-STATE AFFIDAVIT DID NOT HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY DID NOT AFFECT ITS VALIDITY (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the motion for summary judgment by Ellis, the driver of the car in which plaintiff was a passenger, should have been denied. And the cross motion for summary judgment by plaintiff should have been denied. The defendant driver’s description of the accident raised a question of fact whether Ellis was negligent. The fact that the defendant driver submitted an out-of-state affidavit without a certificate of conformity was not a fatal defect:

… [T]he … defendants raised a triable issue of fact through the affidavit of John Koranteng, the alleged operator of the … defendants’ vehicle. Koranteng averred that he checked to make sure that the left side of his vehicle was clear before he began to initiate a right turn onto Brooklyn Avenue. Koranteng claimed that, while he was turning right, the collision occurred when Ellis’s vehicle attempted to aggressively pass him on his driver’s side … . Ellis’s contention that Koranteng’s affidavit was not in admissible form and, therefore, should not have been considered, is without merit, since the absence of a certificate of conformity for an out-of-state affidavit is not a fatal defect … .

… [T]he Supreme Court should have denied the plaintiff’s cross motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability insofar as asserted against the … defendants. … [T]he … defendants raised a triable issue of fact through the submission of … Koranteng’s affidavit … . ” … [I]f triable issues of fact are raised by the defendants . . . summary judgment on the issue of liability must be denied, even if the moving plaintiff was an innocent passenger” … . Wise v Boyd Bros. Transp., Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op 03345, Second Dept 5-26-21

 

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