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LILLIAN KOWALSKY, RESPONDENT, v. MILYAS KHAN, APPELLANT.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The defendant's motion papers made out a prima facie case that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102(d) as a result of the accident (see, Gaddy v. Eyler, 79 N.Y.2d 955). Thus, the burden shifted to the plaintiff to come forward with admissible proof that she sustained a serious injury (see, Gaddy v. Eyler, supra; Licari v. Elliott, 57 N.Y.2d 230, 235; Lopez v. Senatore, 65 N.Y.2d 1017).

The plaintiff's evidence was insufficient to defeat the defendant`s motion for summary judgment. The chiropractor's affirmation submitted by the plaintiff did not constitute competent evidence (see, Cubero v. DeMarco, 272 A.D.2d 430; Garvey v. Riela, 272 A.D.2d 519; Young v. Ryan, 265 A.D.2d 547). Furthermore, the plaintiff's affidavit, which consisted merely of self-serving, subjective complaints of pain, was without probative value (see, Young v. Ryan, supra, at 548; Rum v. Pam Transp., 250 A.D.2d 751).

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KOWALSKY v. KHAN
(Jan 25, 2001)