Case Name: Kenneth L. Deubell, as Administrator of the Estate of Jacqueline A. Deubell, Deceased, Respondent, v. Forks Fire District Number Three et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-07-12
Citations: 175 A.D.2d 608
Docket Number: 
Parties: Kenneth L. Deubell, as Administrator of the Estate of Jacqueline A. Deubell, Deceased, Respondent, v Forks Fire District Number Three et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 175
Pages: 608–608

Head Matter:
Kenneth L. Deubell, as Administrator of the Estate of Jacqueline A. Deubell, Deceased, Respondent, v Forks Fire District Number Three et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Opinion:
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: In this Dram Shop case, the moving defendants failed to establish a prima facie defense sufficient to warrant judgment as a matter of law, and the burden never shifted to plaintiff to raise a triable issue of fact (see, Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320; Winegrad v New York Univ. Med. Center, 64 NY2d 851). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Fudeman, J. — Summary Judgment.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Boomer, Pine, Balio and Davis, JJ.