Quinlan v. Kaufman

• Decision Date: 01 February 1999
• Citation: 684 N.Y.S.2d 597,258 A.D.2d 453
• Parties: 1999 N.Y. Slip Op. 861 Marjorie QUINLAN, et al., Appellants, v. Eric KAUFMAN, et al., Respondents.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

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684 N.Y.S.2d 597

1999 N.Y. Slip Op. 861

Marjorie QUINLAN, et al., Appellants, v. Eric KAUFMAN, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.

Feb. 1, 1999.

Gordon & Gordon, P.C., Forest Hills, N.Y. (Peter S. Gordon and Lauren McSweeney of counsel), for appellants.

William E. Cahill (Majewski & Poole, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. [Michael Majewski and Nicole Norris Poole] of counsel), for respondents.

LAWRENCE J. BRACKEN, J.P., DAVID S. RITTER, FRED T. SANTUCCI and MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Driscoll, J.), dated August 5, 1998, which granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly exercised its discretion in allowing the defendants to serve a late motion for summary judgment, even though the motion was made on the eve of trial and more than 120 days after the effective date of the amendment to CPLR 3212(a) (see, Anzalone v. Varis, --- A.D.2d ----, 678 N.Y.S.2d 736; Eason v. Howard T. Herber Middle School, 250 A.D.2d 807, 671 N.Y.S.2d 702; Krug v. Jones, 252 A.D.2d 572, 675 N.Y.S.2d 302; see also, Wade v. Byung Yang Kim, 250 A.D.2d 323, 681 N.Y.S.2d 355). The court properly granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment since the defendants had no duty to warn against a condition that was readily observable by a reasonable use of one's senses (see, Moran v. County of Dutchess, 237 A.D.2d 266, 655 N.Y.S.2d 411; Laluna v. DGM Partners, 234 A.D.2d 519, 651 N.Y.S.2d 598; Binensztok v. Marshall Stores, 228 A.D.2d 534, 644 N.Y.S.2d 333; Ackermann v. Town of Fishkill, 201 A.D.2d 441, 443, 607 N.Y.S.2d 384).