¶1Juda failed to establish its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on its defense that the Graves Amendment applied to shield it from vicarious liability for plaintiffs injuries (see 49 USC § 30106; Graham v Dunkley, 50 AD3d 55, 57-58 [2008], appeal dismissed 10 NY3d 835 [2008]). The record presents triable issues of fact with respect to whether Juda was a bona fide commercial lessor of motor vehicles and whether it had entered into a valid lease agreement with JCV which was Salazar’s employer. Concur — Mazzarelli, J.E, Saxe, Acosta, DeGrasse and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.
89 A.D.3d 463
Davido v. Salazar
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 3, 2011
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 2011-11-03
Applies 49 U.S.C. § 30106
Decided 2011-11-03