Title: Kevin Bernard v Musah Mumuni

State: new-york

Issuer: New York Appellate Court

Document:

Bernard v Mumuni


2006 NY Slip Op 03622 [6 NY3d 881]


May 9, 2006


Court of Appeals


Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.


As corrected through Wednesday, June 28, 2006



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Kevin Bernard et al., Respondents,vMusah Mumuni, Appellant, and Saday Allhassan, Respondent, et al., Defendant.Decided May 9, 2006



Bernard v Mumuni, 22 AD3d 186, affirmed.



APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL


Rivkin Radler LLP, New York City (Harris J. Zakarin of counsel), for appellant.
Martin, Fallon & Mull, Huntington (Richard C. Mull of counsel), for Saday Allhassan, respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order affirmed, with costs, and certified question answered in the affirmative, for the reasons stated in the opinion by Justice David Friedman at the Appellate Division (22 AD3d 186).
Concur: Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith, Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo and Read. Judge R.S. Smith dissents and votes to reverse for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Justice John W. Sweeny at the Appellate Division (22 AD3d 186, 191-193).