Case Name: American Industrial Contracting Co., Inc., Appellant, v. Travelers Indemnity Company, Respondent, et al., Defendant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-10-06
Citations: 42 N.Y.2d 1041
Docket Number: 
Parties: American Industrial Contracting Co., Inc., Appellant, v Travelers Indemnity Company, Respondent, et al., Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 1041–1043

Head Matter:
American Industrial Contracting Co., Inc., Appellant, v Travelers Indemnity Company, Respondent, et al., Defendant.
Argued September 6, 1977;
decided October 6, 1977
Harris Birnbaum and Barry N. Birnbaum for appellant.
Harry P. Sacks, Stuart M. Levine and Jeffrey A. Aronson for respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum. Order affirmed, with costs, on the memorandum at the Appellate Division. Appellant's reliance on Rovello v Oroñno Realty Co. (40 NY2d 633) is mistaken. That case dealt only with the propriety of using affidavits in support of a motion to dismiss the complaint for legal insufficiency, that is, for failure to state a cause of action pursuant to CPLR 3211 (subd [a], par 7). In this case, where the motion, pursuant to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a), was one to dismiss on the ground that a defense is founded upon documentary evidence, the Rovello case has no application.
Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke concur.
Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.