Opinion
March 21, 2001.
Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Onondaga County, Centra, J. — Summary Judgment.
BEFORE: HAYES, J. P., WISNER, SCUDDER, KEHOE AND BURNS, JJ.
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly denied plaintiff's cross motion to amend the complaint to add defendant's daughter as a party and to assert a cause of action for negligent supervision against her. Although leave to amend should be freely granted ( see, CPLR 3025 [b]), it is not appropriate where the proposed amendment is patently lacking in merit ( see, Ellis v. Whippo, 262 A.D.2d 1055, 1056; Ricci v. New Era Cap Co., 224 A.D.2d 963, 964). Here, the proposed amendment patently lacks merit ( cf., Singh v. Persaud, 269 A.D.2d 381, 382; Rider v. Speaker, 180 Misc.2d 999). Plaintiff failed to address in his brief that part of the order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment, and thus any issue with respect to that part of the order is deemed abandoned ( see, Ciesinski v. Town of Aurora, 202 A.D.2d 984).