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Hodges v. Jones
661 N.Y.S.2d 159
| N.Y. App. Div. | 1997
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—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Defendant met his burden of submitting evidence to demonstrate that plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d). Contrary to plaintiffs contention, that burden may be satisfied by submitting plaintiffs deposition testimony and the medical records of plaintiff that were supplied by plaintiffs counsel (see, Nigro v Penree, 238 AD2d 908 [decided herewith]; Lowe v Bennett, 122 AD2d 728, affd 69 NY2d 700). Those submissions establish that plaintiff did not fracture her right knee or sustain a significant limitation of use of a body function or system. Although plaintiffs treating physician submitted an affidavit wherein he opined that plaintiff may have sustained a bone chip or cartilage tear in the right knee, additional X rays and an MRI performed six months after that affidavit was prepared revealed no fracture, tear or bone fragments. Moreover, the abnormalities found in plaintiffs knee as a result of the MRI were described as "mild”. (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Rath, Jr., J.—Summary Judgment.) Present—Pine, J. P., Lawton, Doerr, Boehm and Fallon, JJ.

Case Details

Case Name: Hodges v. Jones
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Apr 25, 1997
Citation: 661 N.Y.S.2d 159
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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