Case Name: Christos Kominakos, Appellant, v. Costas G. Lioudis, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-10-04
Citations: 88 A.D.3d 657
Docket Number: 
Parties: Christos Kominakos, Appellant, v Costas G. Lioudis, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 88
Pages: 657–657

Head Matter:
Christos Kominakos, Appellant, v Costas G. Lioudis, Respondent.
[930 NYS2d 472]

Opinion:
In support of his motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability, the plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law (see Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324 [1986]; Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557, 562 [1980]). Since the plaintiff failed to meet his initial burden as the movant, we need not review the sufficiency of the defendant's opposition papers (see Winegrad v New York Univ. Med. Ctr., 64 NY2d 851, 853 [1985]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. Prudenti, EJ., Rivera, Austin and Roman, JJ., concur.