ALLEN v. ILLES (2008)

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries she sustained when she was struck by an automobile operated by Justin T. Illes (defendant) and owned by defendant Thomas E. Illes while she was crossing a street.   According to defendants, defendant was operating his vehicle in a safe and reasonable manner, and the accident was the result of plaintiff's own negligence.   Supreme Court properly denied the motion of defendants seeking summary judgment dismissing the complaint inasmuch as they failed to demonstrate their entitlement to judgment as a matter of law.   Rather, the evidence submitted by defendants raises triable issues of fact “ whether the plaintiff was comparatively negligent for, inter alia, failing to exercise due care when crossing the street at a point other than an intersection or a crosswalk, and whether the defendant ․ contributed to the accident by failing to exercise due care in operating [his] vehicle” (Ryan v. Budget Rent a Car, 37 A.D.3d 698, 699, 830 N.Y.S.2d 731;  see Ruocco v. Mulhall, 281 A.D.2d 406, 721 N.Y.S.2d 286).

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

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