Case Name: Anthony Mariani, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents; City of New York et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Lastrada General Contracting Corp., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-04-08
Citations: 304 A.D.2d 358
Docket Number: 
Parties: Anthony Mariani, Appellant, v City of New York et al., Respondents. City of New York et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents, v Lastrada General Contracting Corp., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 304
Pages: 358–358

Head Matter:
Anthony Mariani, Appellant, v City of New York et al., Respondents. City of New York et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents, v Lastrada General Contracting Corp., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
[756 NYS2d 844]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered November 13, 2001, which denied plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment as to liability upon his Labor Law § 240 (1) claim, with leave to renew, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Under the unique circumstances of this case, defendants made the necessary "threshold showing" of a need for more discovery (see Best Payphones v Empire State Payphone Assn., 272 AD2d 139 [2000]). Any doubt should be resolved against summary resolution (see e.g. Millerman v Georgia Pac. Corp., 214 AD2d 362 [1995]) and here, the record presents a non-speculative reason for doubt as to defendants' liability. Concur — Tom, J.P., Andrias, Rosenberger and Williams, JJ.