New York Court of Appeals
Joseph Ventricelli, Appellant-Respondent v. Kinney System Rent A Car, Inc., and Antonio Maldonado, Respondent Kinney…
November 2, 197845 N.Y.2d 950
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that while Kinney's negligence in providing a car with a defective trunk lid was a cause of the accident, it was not the proximate cause of Ventricelli's injuries, and thus Kinney was not liable. Justice Fuchsberg dissented, arguing the jury should have been allowed to find proximate cause and liability.