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CLAIRE BLAZER, ETC., appellant, v. TRI-COUNTY AMBULETTE SERVICE, INC., ET AL., respondents.

ORDERED that the order and judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff's decedent, Sara Edelstein, while a pedestrian, was allegedly injured when she walked into the rear passenger side of an ambulette owned by the defendant Tri-County Ambulette Service, Inc., and driven by the defendant James Atkins. In support of their motion for summary judgment, the defendants submitted the deposition testimony of Atkins, the plaintiff, and two passengers in the ambulette. As a preliminary matter, we note "the fact that supporting proof was placed before the court by way of an attorney's affidavit annexing deposition testimony, rather than affidavits of fact on personal knowledge, does not defeat defendants' right to summary judgment" (Gaeta v. New York News, 62 N.Y.2d 340, 350).

The deposition testimony of Atkins and the passengers in the ambulette demonstrates that the ambulette had completed its turn, and its front had already passed the decedent when she walked into its rear passenger side. The undisputed evidence indicates that the driver was unable to observe the decedent at any time prior to the accident, and that the ambulette was operated in a prudent and reasonable manner. Thus, the defendants sustained their burden of proving their entitlement to summary judgment as a matter of law (see, Carrasco v. Monteforte, 266 A.D.2d 330; Brown v. City of New York, 237 A.D.2d 398). The plaintiff's submissions in opposition were insufficient to raise any material issue of fact (see, Rotuba Extruders v. Ceppos, 46 N.Y.2d 223, 231; Carrasco v. Monteforte, supra).

O'BRIEN, J.P., S. MILLER, SCHMIDT and COZIER, JJ., concur.

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BLAZER v. TRI-COUNTY AMBULETTE SERVICE
(Jul 23, 2001)