Charkhy v. Altman

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered December 16, 1996, as amended by the so-ordered stipulation dated January 6, 1997, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by plaintiffs’ brief, denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment as to liability on their claims for civil assault and battery, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of attempted *414grand larceny in the fourth degree under Penal Law §§ 110.00 and 155.30 (6) (attempting to steal property by means of extortion). Penal Law § 155.05 (2) (e) defines…