Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 18, 2002 (Bazazian v. Logatto)

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (O’Rourke, J.), dated November 14, 2001, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability based upon the defendant’s plea of guilty to the crime of assault in the third degree in a criminal prosecution, and denied his cross