Case Name: Mark Gatz, Appellant, v. Mark Layburn, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-05-30
Citations: 95 A.D.3d 1276
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mark Gatz, Appellant, v Mark Layburn, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 95
Pages: 1276–1276

Head Matter:
Mark Gatz, Appellant, v Mark Layburn, Respondent.
[944 NYS2d 918] —

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for assault and battery, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Spinner, J.), dated July 2, 2010, which, upon the granting of his motion for leave to enter a judgment in his favor on the issue of liability upon the defendant's default in appearing or answering, and after an inquest on the issue of damages, determined that the defendant owed no damages to him and directed dismissal of the complaint with prejudice.
Ordered that on the Court's own motion, the notice of appeal from the order is deemed to be an application for leave to appeal from the order, and leave to appeal is granted (see CELR 5701 [c]); and it is further,
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court correctly determined that the plaintiff failed to offer sufficient evidence to establish his entitlement to damages (cf. Rodriguez v Valentine, 20 AD3d 558, 559 [2005]; Laurie Marie M. v Jeffrey T.M., 159 AD2d 52, 55-56 [1990], affd 77 NY2d 981 [1991]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly concluded that the plaintiff was not entitled to an award of damages, and properly directed dismissal of the complaint. Mastro, A.EJ., Florio, Chambers and Roman, JJ., concur.