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EVAN H. BAKER, appellant, v. JOSEPH STARIA, defendant, DAVID A. NATHAN, ET AL., respondents.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

In a negligence action, a motion for summary judgment should be granted where, as here, the facts clearly point to the negligence of one party without any fault or culpable conduct by the other party ( see Williams v. Econ, 221 A.D.2d 429, 430). The respondents, David A. Nathan, Emelie Widdi, and GE Capital Auto Lease, Inc., met their burdens of establishing entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by proving that the motor vehicle accident did not result from any negligence on their part ( see Hudson v. Goodwin, 272 A.D.2d 296, 297; Canceleno v. Johnston, 264 A.D.2d 405, 406).

The evidence submitted by the plaintiff was insufficient to raise a triable issue of fact. Mere speculation that the respondents may have failed to take some unspecified measures to avoid the accident or in some other way contributed to the occurrence of the accident was insufficient to defeat the cross motions for summary judgment ( see Salazar v. Ospina, 253 A.D.2d 550, 551; Williams v. Econ, supra).

RITTER, J.P., GOLDSTEIN, TOWNES and CRANE, JJ., concur.

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BAKER v. STARIA
(Apr 26, 2004)