Utica Mutual Insurance Company v. Style Management Associates Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, the motion of defendants Style Management Associates Corp., Style Management Corp. and Yosi Sason for summary judgment dismissing the complaint denied and the certified question answered in the negative.

The issue on this appeal is whether defendants Style Management Associates Corp., Style Management Corp. and Yosi Sason (Style defendants or Style) are entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law. Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, triable issues of fact…