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8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 24 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Todd v. Godek.

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1 Todd v. Godek Anchor
nyappdiv · 2010
green “there can be more than one proximate cause of an accident' . . . , and the issue of comparative negligence is generally a question for the jury to decide” 3
2 Joannis v. Cahill
nyappdiv · 2010
green “lawfully using the intersection” 3
3 Saved v. Aviles
nyappdiv · 2010
green “subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle” 3
4 Cupp v. McGaffick
nyappdiv · 2013
green “it 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,” 3
5 Cupp v. McGaffick
nyappdiv · 2013
green “see what should be seen and to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances to avoid an accident” 3
6 Costanzo v. County of Chautauqua
nyappdiv · 2013
green “lacks an adequate factual foundation and is of no probative value” 3
7 Espiritu v. Shuttle Express Coach, Inc.
nyappdiv · 2014
green “failed to see what was there to be seen through the proper use of his senses” 3
8 Morris v. Lenox Hill Hospital
nyappdiv · 1996
green “requires the resolution of factual inferences in favor of defendants, which is improper on a motion for summary judgment” 3

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