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IN THIS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CASE, THE PASSENGER IN PLAINTIFF’S CAR EXECUTED A RELEASE IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF-DRIVER; DEFENDANT’S COUNTERCLAIM FOR CONTRIBUTION FROM PLAINTIFF FOR ANY INJURY SUFFERED BY THE PASSENGER SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISMISSED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the release executed by the passenger (Jelissa) in favor of the plaintiff-driver (Nicole) required the dismissal of the defendant’s counterclaim seeking contribution for any injuries suffered by Jelissa:

Pursuant to General Obligations Law § 15-108(b), “[a] release given in good faith by the injured person to one tortfeasor as provided in [General Obligations Law § 15-108(a)] relieves him [or her] from liability to any other person for contribution as provided in article fourteen of the civil practice law and rules.” Here, pursuant to General Obligations Law § 15-108(b), the release executed by Jelissa in favor of Nicole relieves Nicole from liability to the defendant for contribution … . Moraskin v Lati, 2023 NY Slip Op 06362, Second Dept 12-13-23

Practice Point: Here in this traffic accident case, the passenger in plaintiff’s car released plaintiff-driver from any liability. Therefore the defendant’s counterclaim against plaintiff for contribution for any injury to the passenger should have been dismissed.

 

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