Case Name: Francis J. LaManna, Respondent, v. Sudbury, Inc., et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-11-19
Citations: 244 A.D.2d 994
Docket Number: 
Parties: Francis J. LaManna, Respondent, v Sudbury, Inc., et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 244
Pages: 994–995

Head Matter:
Francis J. LaManna, Respondent, v Sudbury, Inc., et al., Appellants.
[668 NYS2d 968]

Opinion:
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendants' motion for summary judgment. "[T]he proponent of a summary judgment motion must make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, tendering sufficient evidence to demonstrate the absence of any material issues of fact" (Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324). Defendants failed to make the required showing (see, Gardner v Honda Motor Co., 214 AD2d 1024). Because defendants did not meet their initial burden in moving for summary judg ment, it is not necessary to consider the adequacy of plaintiffs opposing papers (see, Ayotte v Gervasio, 81 NY2d 1062, 1063). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Onondaga County, Hayes, J.—Summary Judgment.) Present—Denman, P. J., Green, Pine, Callahan and Boehm, JJ.