Hendricks v. Town of Fishkill

In an action, inter alia, to recover for damage to property, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated December 8, 2003, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.

In response to the prima facie showing by the defendant, Town of Fishkill, of its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, the plaintiffs submitted evidence, including the affidavit of a professional engineer, which raised…