Piazza v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Maltese, J.), dated July 30, 2001, as denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it, the defendant Lodato Enterprises, Inc., separately appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of the same order as granted that branch of the plaintiffs cross motion which was to strike its answer due to the spoliation of certain evidence and for summary judgment…