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discussed Cited as authority (rule) Brown v. City of Buffalo (2×)
N.Y. App. Div. · 2025 · confidence medium
Muktar (defendant) was entitled to anticipate that the driver of the Honda would stop at the stop sign and yield the right-of-way to him ( see Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1498 [4th Dept 2015]; Dorr v Farnham , 57 AD3d 1404, 1405-1406 [4th Dept 2008]), in moving for summary judgment, defendant had the burden of establishing that he was free of comparative fault ( see Deering , 134 AD3d at 1498 ; Cooley v Urban , 1 AD3d 900, 901 [4th Dept 2003]). "[I]t is well settled that 'drivers have a duty to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an a…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Spence v. Kitchens
N.Y. App. Div. · 2022 · confidence medium
Nevertheless, we reject plaintiff's contention that the court erred in denying his cross motion for summary judgment on the issue of defendant's negligence. "[I]t is well settled that drivers have a duty to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an accident" ( Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1499 [4th Dept 2015] [internal quotation marks omitted]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Spence v. Kitchens
N.Y. App. Div. · 2022 · confidence medium
Nevertheless, we reject plaintiff's contention that the court erred in denying his cross motion for summary judgment on the issue of defendant's negligence. "[I]t is well settled that drivers have a duty to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an accident" ( Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1499 [4th Dept 2015] [internal quotation marks omitted]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Murray v. Sminkey (2×) also: Cited "see"
N.Y. App. Div. · 2021 · confidence medium
Given "the differing versions of which lane [Sminkey] was in at the time of the accident" ( Fayson v Rent-A-Center E., Inc. , 166 AD3d 1569 , 1570 [4th Dept 2018]), we conclude that Stio's own submissions raise triable issues of fact, including whether she violated her common-law duty "to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an accident" ( Deering , 134 AD3d at 1499 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Galletta , 188 AD3d at 1642 ; Luttrell , 162 AD3d at 1637-1638) and her statutory duty to yield the right of way to Sminkey's vehicle if it…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Golimowski v. Town of Cheektowaga
N.Y. App. Div. · 2020 · confidence medium
The evidence supports the conclusion that defendants bore a greater proportion of fault in causing the accident because of undisputed evidence that Sliwinski did not see plaintiff in the crosswalk and thus violated his "duty to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances" ( Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1499 [4th Dept 2015] [internal quotation marks omitted]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Gilkerson v. Buck
N.Y. App. Div. · 2019 · confidence medium
We conclude in both appeals that defendant failed to meet that burden ( see Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1498-1499 [4th Dept 2015]; see generally Daniels v Rumsey , 111 AD3d 1408, 1410 [4th Dept 2013]).
examined Cited as authority (rule) Gilkerson v. Buck (3×)
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
We conclude in both appeals that the Sile defendants failed to meet that burden ( see Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1498-1499 [4th Dept 2015]; see generally Daniels v Rumsey , 111 AD3d 1408, 1410 [4th Dept 2013]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Pagels v. Mullen (2×) also: Cited "see"
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
Furthermore, even if we accepted the dissent's conclusion that defendant vehicle operator had the right-of-way, defendant still had a "duty to exercise reasonable care in proceeding through [an] intersection" ( Limardi v McLeod , 100 AD3d 1375, 1376 [4th Dept 2012]), and "cannot blindly and wantonly enter an intersection" ( Deering , 134 AD3d at 1499 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Dorr v Farnham , 57 AD3d 1404, 1405-1406 [4th Dept 2008]; Halbina v Brege , 41 AD3d 1218, 1219 [4th Dept 2007]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Vega v. Crane
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
Rather, it is the duty of the driver to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care in the operation of his or her vehicle to avoid a collision with another vehicle ( see Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1499 [4th Dept 2015]; Zweeres v Materi , 94 AD3d 1111, 1111 [2d Dept 2012]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Catalano v. Heiden Val. Farms
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
Plaintiff's burden on her motion was to establish both that defendants were negligent as a matter of law, and that she was free of comparative fault ( see Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1498 [4th Dept 2015]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Jackson v. City of Buffalo
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · confidence medium
Second, even assuming, arguendo, that third-party defendant established as a matter of law that Austin was negligent, she failed to establish that there was nothing she could do to avoid the accident and therefore failed to establish that she was free of comparative fault (see Deering v Deering, 134 AD3d 1497, 1498-1499 [2015]; Cooley v Urban, 1 AD3d 900, 901 [2003]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Jackson v. City of Buffalo
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · confidence medium
Second, even assuming, arguendo, that third-party defendant established as a matter of law that Austin was negligent, she failed to establish that there was nothing she could do to avoid the accident and therefore failed to establish that she was free of comparative fault (see Deering v Deering, 134 AD3d 1497, 1498-1499 [2015]; Cooley v Urban, 1 AD3d 900, 901 [2003]).
discussed Cited "see" Putnam v. Kibler
N.Y. App. Div. · 2024 · signal: see · confidence high
To meet that burden, defendant was required to establish that he fulfilled his "common-law duty to see that which he should have seen [as a driver] through the proper use of his senses" ( Luttrell v Vega , 162 AD3d 1637 , 1638 [4th Dept 2018] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Sauter v Calabretta , 90 AD3d 1702, 1703 [4th Dept 2011]) "and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an accident" ( Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497 , 1499 [4th Dept 2015] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Cupp v McGaffick , 104 AD3d 1283 , 1284 [4th Dept 2013]).
discussed Cited "see" Lowes v. Anas
N.Y. App. Div. · 2021 · signal: see · confidence high
Under the circumstances presented, plaintiff was required to establish that the issue whether defendant was negligent, i.e., whether she violated a driver's well-settled "duty to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an accident" ( Byrne v Calogero , 96 AD3d 704, 705 [2d Dept 2012]; see Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1499 [4th Dept 2015]), was identical to the issue at the DMV hearing, i.e., whether defendant violated Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1146 (a) by failing to "exercise due care to avoid" the collision ( id. ).
discussed Cited "see" Carroll v. Willow Bend Farm LLC (2×)
N.Y. App. Div. · 2020 · signal: see · confidence high
In moving for summary judgment, the Baker Estate had the initial burden of establishing, as a matter of law, that Baker "was operating [the motorcycle] in a lawful and prudent manner and that there was nothing that [Baker] could have done to avoid the collision" ( Cooley v Urban , 1 AD3d 900, 901 [4th Dept 2003] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see generally Deering v Deering , 134 AD3d 1497, 1499 [4th Dept 2015]). "[I]t is well settled that drivers have a duty to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an accident" ( Deering , 134 AD3d at 14…
discussed Cited "see" Brown v. State
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · signal: see · confidence high
Although defendant correctly contends that “drivers have a ‘duty to see that which through the proper use of [their] senses [they] should have seen’ ” (Huffv Rodriguez, 45 AD3d 1430, 1431 [2007]; see Deer ing v Deering, 134 AD3d 1497 , 1499 [2015]), there is evidence from which the court could fairly conclude that Friend would not have been able to observe the motorcycle in time to avoid the collision (see generally Godfrey v G.E.
discussed Cited "see" Brown v. State
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · signal: see · confidence high
Although defendant correctly contends that “drivers have a ‘duty to see that which through the proper use of [their] senses [they] should have seen’ ” (Huffv Rodriguez, 45 AD3d 1430, 1431 [2007]; see Deer ing v Deering, 134 AD3d 1497 , 1499 [2015]), there is evidence from which the court could fairly conclude that Friend would not have been able to observe the motorcycle in time to avoid the collision (see generally Godfrey v G.E.
discussed Cited "see" BROWN, LINDA M. v. STATE OF NEW YORK
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · signal: see · confidence high
Although defendant correctly contends that “drivers have a ‘duty to see that which through the proper use of [their] senses [they] should have seen’ ” (Huff v Rodriguez, 45 AD3d 1430, 1431 ; see Deering v Deering, 134 AD3d 1497, 1499 ), there is evidence from which the court could fairly conclude that Friend would not have been able to observe the motorcycle in time to avoid the collision (see generally Godfrey v G.E.
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Michelle Deering, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Tammy Huber
v.
Leeann M. Deering, William J. Mackey, , (Action No. 1.) Leeann M. Deering v. William J. Mackey, , (Action No. 2.)
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Dec 31, 2015.
134 A.D.3d 1497
Cited by 16 opinions  |  Published

[*1498] Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Donna M. Siwek, J.), entered May 1, 2014 in a personal injury action. The order, inter alia, denied in part the motion of defendant William J. Mackey for summary judgment dismissing the complaints and cross claims against him.

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

Memorandum: These consolidated actions arise out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of Route 5 and Bayview Road in defendant Town of Hamburg. At the time of the accident, Leeann M. Deering (Deering), a defendant in action No. 1 and the plaintiff in action No. 2, was driving southbound on Bayview Road. That road was controlled by a yield sign at the intersection with Route 5, but Deering failed to yield the right-of-way to William J. Mackey (defendant), a defendant in both actions, who was driving westbound on Route 5. Defendant’s vehicle struck Deering’s vehicle on its passenger side. A passenger in the Deering vehicle, whose estate is represented by plaintiff Michelle Deering in action No. 1, was killed in the collision, and Deering was injured.

Defendant moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaints and cross claims against him, and, alternatively, he sought partial summary judgment against Deering on the issues of negligence and proximate cause. Supreme Court, inter alia, granted the alternative relief sought in defendant’s motion, and that part of the order is not at issue on appeal. Defendant appeals from the order insofar as it otherwise denied his motion, and we affirm.

There is no dispute that Deering was negligent in failing to yield the right-of-way or that defendant was entitled to anticipate that she would obey the traffic laws that required her to yield the right-of-way to him (see Dorr v Farnham, 57 AD3d 1404, 1405-1406 [2008]; Cooley v Urban, 1 AD3d 900, 901 [2003]). Nevertheless, in moving for summary judgment, defendant had the burden of establishing not only that Deering was negligent, but also that he was free of comparative fault (see Espiritu v Shuttle Express Coach, Inc., 115 AD3d 787, 789 [2014]; Cooley, 1 AD3d at 901). Defendant failed to meet that burden, inasmuch as his own submissions raised triable issues of fact whether he was negligent (see Cocina v County of Erie, 52 AD3d 1256, 1257 [2008]). At his deposition, defendant testified that he saw the Deering vehicle at the intersection after he traveled over an elevated overpass on Route 5 that is ap[*1499] proximately 300 yards from the intersection, but he looked away and did not see the Deering vehicle before or at the moment of impact. “[I]t is well settled that ‘drivers have a duty to see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an accident,’ ” and defendant’s admitted failure to see the Deering vehicle immediately prior to the accident raises an issue of fact whether he violated that duty (Cupp v McGaffick, 104 AD3d 1283, 1284 [2013]; see Deshaies v Prudential Rochester Realty, 302 AD2d 999, 1000 [2003]). Thus, even though defendant had the right-of-way as he approached Bayview Road, he “may nevertheless be found negligent if he . . . fail[ed] to use ‘reasonable care when proceeding into the intersection’ ... A driver ‘cannot blindly and wantonly enter an intersection’ ” (Strasburg v Campbell, 28 AD3d 1131, 1132 [2006]).

Contrary to defendant’s contention, we conclude that the opinion of his accident reconstruction expert was insufficient to establish as a matter of law that defendant had no opportunity to avoid the accident. The expert listed the documents and other material he considered in reaching his conclusion, but failed to draw any specific connection between the facts and his conclusion. Thus, his opinion “lacks an adequate factual foundation and is of no probative value” (Costanzo v County of Chautauqua, 108 AD3d 1133, 1134 [2013]).

Finally, we conclude that defendant failed to establish that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law based upon the emergency doctrine (see generally Guzek v B & L Wholesale Supply, Inc., 126 AD3d 1506, 1507 [2015]; Andrews v County of Cayuga, 96 AD3d 1477, 1479 [2012]). Present — Scudder, P.J., Smith, Centra, Whalen and DeJoseph, JJ.