Case Name: Richard Santana et al., Respondents, v. City of New York et al., Defendants, and 500 West 174th Street Housing Development Fund Corporation, Appellant. (And Other Actions.)
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-11-30
Citations: 266 A.D.2d 134
Docket Number: 
Parties: Richard Santana et al., Respondents, v City of New York et al., Defendants, and 500 West 174th Street Housing Development Fund Corporation, Appellant. (And Other Actions.)
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 266
Pages: 134–135

Head Matter:
Richard Santana et al., Respondents, v City of New York et al., Defendants, and 500 West 174th Street Housing Development Fund Corporation, Appellant. (And Other Actions.)
[698 NYS2d 481]

Opinion:
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Phyllis Gangel-Jacob, J.), entered on or about May 20, 1998, which denied defendant-appellant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court properly denied defendant-appellant's motion for summary judgment since the documentary and testimonial evidence establish the existence of a triable issue of fact as to whether defendant-appellant was. an entity related to the Tenants Association, which allegedly managed the building at the time the fire in question occurred (Friends of Animals v Associated Fur Mfrs., 46 NY2d 1065). Concur — Ellerin, P. J., Williams, Lerner, Rubin and Saxe, JJ.