Finney v. Fraioli

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant Carlo Fraioli appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Hickman, J.), dated May 16, 2000, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against him.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, the complaint is dismissed insofar as asserted against the appellant, and the action against the remaining defendant is severed.

A plaintiff seeking to recover against a landlord under a theory of strict liability for a dog bite…