Costa v. Finke

Appeal (transferred to this court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) from an order of the Supreme Court (Dickinson, J.), entered July 31, 1989 in Putnam County, which granted defendant William Finke’s motion to dismiss the complaint against him.

On July 13,1988, plaintiff Ralph Costa (hereinafter plaintiff) was injured while operating a lawn mower he had purchased from a business operating under the name of Bill’s Power Equipment in March 1988. Plaintiff thereafter commenced an action against, among others, defendant William Finke (hereinafter defendant), doing business as…