Bennett v. St. John's Home

OPINION OF THE COURT

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order affirmed, with costs, and certified question not answered as unnecessary. As the issue of the timeliness under CPLR 3212 (a) *1034of defendants’ summary judgment motion was not preserved in Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals lacks power to review either the Appellate Division’s exercise of its discretion to reach the issue, or the issue itself (see Hecker v State of New York, 20 NY3d 1087 [2013]). On the remaining issue presented, the Appellate Division properly…