Case Name: Joyce Henderson, Respondent, v. Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-05-10
Citations: 16 N.Y.3d 886
Docket Number: 
Parties: Joyce Henderson, Respondent, v Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 16
Pages: 886–888

Head Matter:
[948 NE2d 923, 924 NYS2d 317]
Joyce Henderson, Respondent, v Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.
Decided May 10, 2011
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Office of Wallace D. Gossett, Brooklyn (Lawrence Heisler of counsel), for appellants.
Lipsig Shapey Manus & Moverman, P.C., New York City (Jillian Rosen of counsel), and Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, New York City (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order affirmed, with costs, and the certified question answered in the affirmative. Appellants failed to comply with the conditional or der. Therefore, the courts below did not err in striking appellants' answer.
Concur: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones.