Case Name: Joseph Bennett, as Guardian of James Bennett, an Incapacitated Person, Appellant, et al., Plaintiff, v. Michael Hucke et al., Defendants, and Alan Kirk et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-08-30
Citations: 28 N.Y.3d 964
Docket Number: 
Parties: Joseph Bennett, as Guardian of James Bennett, an Incapacitated Person, Appellant, et al., Plaintiff, v Michael Hucke et al., Defendants, and Alan Kirk et al., Respondents.
Judges: Concur: Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Pigott, Rivera, Abdus-Salaam, Stein, Fahey and Garcia.
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 28
Pages: 964–965

Head Matter:
[60 NE3d 1200, 38 NYS3d 834]
Joseph Bennett, as Guardian of James Bennett, an Incapacitated Person, Appellant, et al., Plaintiff, v Michael Hucke et al., Defendants, and Alan Kirk et al., Respondents.
Decided August 30, 2016
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Gathman & Bennett LLP, Huntington (James Edward Gath-man, Jr. of counsel), for appellant.
Mazzara & Small, P.C., Bohemia (Timothy F. Mazzara of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
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, insofar as appealed from, affirmed, with costs. Plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact whether defendants-respondents Alan Kirk et al. are subject to general contractor liability for when James Bennett was injured.
Concur: Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Pigott, Rivera, Abdus-Salaam, Stein, Fahey and Garcia.