Case Name: In the Matter of John A. Daly, Respondent, against Walter Wallace et al., as Members of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1956-10-31
Citations: 2 A.D.2d 871
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of John A. Daly, Respondent, against Walter Wallace et al., as Members of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 871–872

Head Matter:
In the Matter of John A. Daly, Respondent, against Walter Wallace et al., as Members of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, Appellants.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements. Memorandum: Hpon the present record the decision of Special Term was correct. The only factual issue that might have presented a triable issue was the right of petitioner to be restored to the position of housing project manager of Hyde Park Village Project. The answer did not contain any denials of the allegations of the petitioner upon this subject but might be construed as alleging facts in an attempt to litigate this factual issue. Section 1291 of the Civil Practice Act requires, however, that affidavits be submitted with the answer showing such evidentiary facts as entitle respondents to a trial of any issue of fact. This was not done and Special Term properly disposed of the matter in the same manner as upon a motion for summary judgment under rule 113 of the Rules of Civil Practice (Matter of Rotkiewicz v. Department of Mental Hygiene, 283 App. Div. 458, 461, affd. 307 N. Y. 847). All concur. (Appeal from an order of Niagara Special Term directing that petitioner be reinstated to his position as housing project manager.) Present— McCurn, P. J., Vaughan, Wheeler, Williams and Bastow, JJ.