Maria C. Rosado, Individually and as Executrix of Louis Rosado, Deceased, Appellant v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., Respondent, et al., Defendant, 103 A.D.2d 395

Summary

The widow alleged that the manufacturer was required by N.Y. C.P.L.R. 2101 to provide a translation of an engineering schematics brochure that was prepared in German and produced in response to a discovery request. The court held that a comprehensive reading of section 2101 lead only to the reasonable conclusion that the statute was designed to apply to a narrow class of documents, namely, those filed or introduced into evidence in an action, not all discovery documents. Therefore, the court held that automobile manufacturer was not required to provide an English translation of the document.