Metropolitan Bank of Syracuse v. Hall

Judgment unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Special Term’s determination that no substantial issue of fact exists bearing upon defendants’ liability to plaintiff was in all respects proper, warranting the grant of summary judgment. As this court held in Koppers Co. v Empire Bituminous Prods. (35 AD2d 906, 907, affd 30 NY2d 609): "Although summary judgment may not be granted where the existence of a question of fact is in doubt or even arguable (Terranova v. Emil, 20 N Y 2d 493; Falk v. Goodman, 7 N Y 2d 87, 91), ' "A shadowy semblance of an issue is not enough to defeat the…