New York Court of Appeals
Richard Di Ponzio, Appellants v. Michael Riordan, Appellant, and United Refining Company of Pennsylvania…
March 20, 199789 N.Y.2d 578
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that United Refining Co. had no duty to protect a customer from an unforeseeable accident caused by another patron's vehicle, that it could not be held vicariously liable for that patron's negligence, and that the summary judgment dismissal was proper.