New York Appellate Division Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment, Holding Emergency Doctrine Does Not Eliminate Fact Issue on Reasonableness of Defendant’s Speed in Snowstorm Collision

November 25, 2025

Stone v. Hopkins, No. 24-00734, 454, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 04341, 2025 WL 2091919 (N.Y.A.D. 4 Dept., July 25, 2025) – The plaintiff brought this action seeking damages for injuries she sustained when the vehicle she was operating was struck by the defendant’s vehicle when it was dark and snowing….
By: Marshall Dennehey

New York Appellate Division Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment, Holding Emergency Doctrine Does Not Eliminate Fact Issue on Reasonableness of Defendant’s Speed in Snowstorm Collision

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