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NANCY HEGY, appellant, v. JOAN COLLER, respondent.

DECISION ORDER

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

On April 26, 1997, the defendant's vehicle, which was traveling eastbound on Forest Avenue in Glen Cove, struck the plaintiff's vehicle which was traveling northbound on Dosoris Lane. In support of her motion for partial summary judgment, the plaintiff averred that she had stopped at a red light and entered the intersection of Forest Avenue and Dosoris Lane after the light turned green. The plaintiff's affidavit was sufficient to make out a prima facie case that the defendant was solely liable for the accident ( see, Diasparra v. Smith, 253 A.D.2d 840; Perez v. Brux Cab Corp., 251 A.D.2d 157; Salenius v. Lisbon, 217 A.D.2d 692). In order to defeat the motion for summary judgment, the defendant was required to submit evidentiary proof in admissible form raising triable issues of material fact ( see, Zuckerman v. City of New York, 49 N.Y.2d 557). The unsworn motor vehicle accident report filed by the defendant does not constitute evidence in admissible form ( see, Bendik v. Dybowski, 227 A.D.2d 228; Matter of Aetna Cas. Sur. Co. v. Stone, 170 A.D.2d 599; Daliendo v. Johnson, 147 A.D.2d 312, 321), and, in any event, was ambiguous. Accordingly, the plaintiff's motion should have been granted.

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HEGY v. COLLER
(Jun 28, 1999)