Arbusto v. Amerada Hess Corp.
Opinion of the Court
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The defendant established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that the plaintiff was unable to identify the cause of his fall (see Birman v Birman, 8 AD3d 219 [2004]; Garvin v Rosenberg, 204 AD2d 388 [1994]).
The plaintiff’s opposing affidavit, in which he sought to identify the cause of his fall, merely raised a feigned issue of fact, which was insufficient to defeat the motion (see Garvin v Rosenberg, supra). In addition, the unsworn report of the plaintiffs expert failed to set forth any alleged unsafe condition which contributed to the plaintiffs fall (see Birman v Birman, supra at 220; Speirs v Dick’s Clothing & Sporting Goods, 268 AD2d 581 [2000]). Therefore, the Supreme Court properly granted summary judgment to the defendant.
The plaintiffs remaining contention is without merit. Florio, J.P., H. Miller, Cozier and S. Miller, JJ., concur.
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