Case Name: Adelo Hernandez, Respondent, v. East Boy, Inc., Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. East Japanese Restaurant et al., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-03-07
Citations: 104 A.D.3d 435
Docket Number: 
Parties: Adelo Hernandez, Respondent, v East Boy, Inc., Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. East Japanese Restaurant et al., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 104
Pages: 435–435

Head Matter:
Adelo Hernandez, Respondent, v East Boy, Inc., Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. East Japanese Restaurant et al., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents.
[960 NYS2d 305]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Louis B. York, J.), entered August 10, 2012, which denied defendant/third-party plaintiffs motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and on its claim for indemnification against third-party defendants, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Conflicting testimony raises an issue of fact whether, despite the terms of the lease, defendant retained or assumed responsibility for maintaining the premises and can be held liable for plaintiffs injuries (see Colon v Mandelbaum, 244 AD2d 292 [1st Dept 1997]). In light of the unresolved issue of its negligence, defendant is not entitled to indemnification (see Delgiudice u Papanicolaou, 5 AD3d 236 [1st Dept 2004]; Tormey v City of New York, 302 AD2d 277, 278 [1st Dept 2003]).
We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them unavailing. Concur — Andrias, J.E, Friedman, Acosta, Freedman and Clark, JJ.