Case Name: Lisann Jacobs, Appellant, v. Tile Shoppe Enterprises, Inc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-03-25
Citations: 82 A.D.3d 1673
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lisann Jacobs, Appellant, v Tile Shoppe Enterprises, Inc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 82
Pages: 1673–1674

Head Matter:
Lisann Jacobs, Appellant, v Tile Shoppe Enterprises, Inc., Respondent.
[919 NYS2d 440]

Opinion:
Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment. We note at the outset that the only cause of action addressed in plaintiffs brief on appeal is the fourth cause of action, for breach of warranty, and she addresses only that part of the cause of action with respect to breach of warranty of fitness for a particular purpose (see UCC 2-315). Thus, that is the only issue properly before us. We affirm. Plaintiff met her initial burden on the motion by establishing that she relied on defendant's representations that the tile she purchased was fit for a particular purpose, i.e., outdoor use (see UCC 2-315; see also Bimini Boat Sales, Inc. v Luhrs Corp., 69 AD3d 782, 783 [2010]; see generally Saratoga Spa & Bath v Beeche Sys. Corp., 230 AD2d 326, 331 [1997], lv dismissed and lv denied 90 NY2d 979 [1997]). In opposition to the motion, however, defendant raised a triable issue of fact by submitting the results of objective testing demonstrating that the tile was in fact fit for outdoor use (see generally Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557, 562 [1980]). Present — Scudder, PJ., Centra, Sconiers, Gorski and Martoche, JJ.