Royal Globe Insurance v. Mottola

In an action to recover damages for the intentional tort of arson or for negligence in causing a fire, defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from (1) so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Spatt, J.), dated August 29,1979, as granted plaintiff’s cross motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability and (2) so much of a judgment of the same court (Roncallo, J.), dated March 13,1981, as was entered upon said order after an assessment of damages. Appeal from the order dismissed, without costs or disbursements (see Matter of Aho, 39 NY2d 241, 248). Judgment…