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McKie v. Hughes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 26, 2000
273 A.D.2d 448 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

Submitted December 1, 1999.

July 26, 2000.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Adams, J.), dated February 4, 1999, which denied her motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d).

Cullen and Dykman, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Joseph Miller of counsel), for appellant.

Joachim, Flanzig, Frommer, Beasley Madigan, Mineola, N Y (Louis J. Cerrato of counsel), for respondent.

Before: WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, J.P., SONDRA MILLER, GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, ANITA R. FLORIO, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The defendant made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law. In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether she sustained a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d). A physician's affirmation, which was the only competent medical evidence submitted in opposition to the motion, failed to set forth the objective tests he performed in reaching his conclusions concerning restrictions in the plaintiff's range of motion (see, Smith v. Askew, 264 A.D.2d 834; Kauderer v. Penta, 261 A.D.2d 365; Grossman v. Wright, 268 A.D.2d 79 [2d Dept., May 8, 2000]). The affirmation also failed to set forth the treatment, if any, that the plaintiff received for her alleged injuries (see, Williams v. Ciaramella, 250 A.D.2d 763).


Summaries of

McKie v. Hughes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 26, 2000
273 A.D.2d 448 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

McKie v. Hughes

Case Details

Full title:TONYA D. McKIE, RESPONDENT, v. DENISE M. HUGHES, APPELLANT

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jul 26, 2000

Citations

273 A.D.2d 448 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
712 N.Y.S.2d 365

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