Court of Appeals of New York

Summary judgment for defendants is denied where triable issues of fact existed concerning whether: 1) defendant acted negligently in traveling at an excessive speed and in following too closely to plaintiff's vehicle, given the road and weather conditions; and 2) if so, such negligence was a proximate cause of the accident.

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• Decided 09/11/2008
• Published 09/11/2008

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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