Volpe v. Limoncelli
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injury, the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Lally, J.), dated August 3, 2009, as granted that branch of the plaintiffs motion which was for summary judgment on the issue of liability.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
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