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Katras v. Etan Furniture, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 31, 2001
279 A.D.2d 612 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

January 31, 2001.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Posner, J.), dated February 29, 2000, which granted the separate motions of the defendants Etan Furniture, Inc., and ISJ Management Corporation for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims insofar as asserted against them.

Newman and Newman, Jamaica, N.Y. (Gregory J. Newman of counsel), for appellant.

Coffinas, Coffinas Tzanides, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Kirk P. Tzanides of counsel), for respondent Etan Furniture, Inc.

Bivona Cohen, P. C., New York, N.Y. (Mitchell Goldklang of counsel), for respondent ISJ Management Corp. and defendant Rockaway Realty Associates LP (one brief filed).

Before: DAVID S. RITTER, J.P., GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, ANITA R. FLORIO, SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the appeal from so much of the order as granted those branches of the motions which were for summary judgment dismissing all cross claims insofar as asserted against the respondents, are dismissed, as the plaintiff is not aggrieved by that portion of the order (see, CPLR 5511); it is further,

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as reviewed; and it is further,

ORDERED that one bill of costs is awarded to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.

The moving defendants made a prima facie showing that they were entitled to judgment as a matter of law by offering sufficient evidence demonstrating the absence of any issue of fact with respect to the creation of the alleged dangerous condition or actual or constructive notice thereof (see, CPLR 3212[b]; Alvarez v. Prospect Hosp., 68 N.Y.2d 320, 324). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact (see, Lustgarten v. Oceanside Union Free School Dist., 277 A.D.2d 430 [2d Dept., Nov. 27, 2000]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly granted the branches of the respondents' respective motions which were for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them.


Summaries of

Katras v. Etan Furniture, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 31, 2001
279 A.D.2d 612 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

Katras v. Etan Furniture, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY KATRAS, appellant, v. ETAN FURNITURE, INC., et al., respondents…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jan 31, 2001

Citations

279 A.D.2d 612 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
719 N.Y.S.2d 882