Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1996

Underwriters at Interest v. Abramson Bros.

Underwriters at Interest v. Abramson Bros.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided September 26, 1996
231 A.D.2d 476; 647 N.Y.S.2d 470; 1996 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9519
Underwriters at Interest v. Abramson Bros.

Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Huff, J.), entered on or about August 15, 1995, which denied defendant-appellant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and cross-claims as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The motion court properly found that defendant-appellant failed to establish a defense sufficient to warrant direction of judgment in its favor as a matter of law by tender of proof in admissible form (see, CPLR 3212 [b]; Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557, 562). Issues of fact exist, which include whether defendant-appellant was the source of material caus*477ing blockage of the drain resulting in the leak. Concur—Milonas, J. P., Ellerin, Rubin, Ross and Nardelli, JJ.

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