(DOWNLOAD) "Matter Ernestine Smith v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation" by Supreme Court of New York * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Matter Ernestine Smith v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 15, 1969
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 76 KB
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The injured infant petitioner was struck by a vehicle as he crossed a street. An action was brought by petitioners against
a driver whose automobile registration plate number had been turned in to the police and also against one named as "John Doe".
The driver testified at an examination before trial in that action that he had had nothing to do with the accident and that
he had witnessed the actual occurrence as another vehicle two car lengths behind him, viewed by him through his rear view
mirror, struck down the boy. That other car did not stop and has never been identified. No criminal charges were made against
the driver whose plate number was reported. In the present application petitioners seek permission to sue MVAIC with the asserted
purpose of thereafter joining MVAIC in the pending action pursuant to section 618 of the Insurance Law. We have held that
section 618 expressly confers on the court the power to proceed in summary manner to grant such leave and to make the requisite
order "if it is satisfied that the statutory requirements have been met" (Milstein v. Clark, 32 A.D.2d 935). We are satisfied
that all the conditions and prerequisites contained in section 618 have been sufficiently met so as to justify the granting
of the application. No practical purpose would be served in a case such as this by remitting for new findings or a hearing.
The findings implicit in this grant of leave to sue are made solely for the purposes of this application under section 618
of the Insurance Law and are in no way binding on the jury that ultimately must resolve the issues of liability. Disposition Order affirmed, with $30 costs and disbursements.