Opinion
235 CA 17–01197
03-16-2018
Randy AGNESS and Annette Agness, Claimants–Respondents, v. STATE of New York, Defendant–Appellant. (Claim No. 123203.) (Appeal No. 1.)
ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (BRIAN D. GINSBERG OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT–APPELLANT. LOTEMPIO P.C. LAW GROUP, BUFFALO (BRIAN D. KNAUTH OF COUNSEL), FOR CLAIMANTS–RESPONDENTS.
ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (BRIAN D. GINSBERG OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT–APPELLANT.
LOTEMPIO P.C. LAW GROUP, BUFFALO (BRIAN D. KNAUTH OF COUNSEL), FOR CLAIMANTS–RESPONDENTS.
PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, LINDLEY, DEJOSEPH, AND NEMOYER, JJ.
ORDER
Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims ( Diane L. Fitzpatrick, J.), entered August 23, 2016. The order granted the motion of claimants for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability and denied the motion of defendant for summary judgment dismissing the claim.
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs (see Hughes v. Nussbaumer, Clarke & Velzy, 140 A.D.2d 988, 988, 529 N.Y.S.2d 658 [4th Dept. 1988] ; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v. Roberts & Roberts, 63 A.D.2d 566, 567, 404 N.Y.S.2d 608 [1st Dept. 1978] ; see also CPLR 5501[a] [1] ).