SEBHAT v. MTA N.Y. CITY TRANSIT

2283, 301202/08.

144 A.D.3d 575 (2016)

2016 NY Slip Op 07872

42 N.Y.S.3d 21

ALEYANESH SEBHAT, Respondent, v. MTA NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT, Also Known as NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 22, 2016.


On defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, the motion court correctly found that an issue of fact existed as to whether the movement of the train was extraordinary and violent.

A new trial of liability is required because of erroneous evidentiary rulings. The court erred in admitting into evidence portions of defendant's internal rules, which imposed a higher standard of care than required by common law (Williams v New York City Tr. Auth...

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