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Capstone Bus. Funding, LLC v. Optimum Constr., Inc.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.
Dec 8, 2015
134 A.D.3d 471 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

Opinion

16344 652991/13 95057/14

12-08-2015

Capstone Business Funding, LLC, Individually and as assignee of Barden Contracting Services, LLC, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Optimum Construction, Inc., Defendant, RLI Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant. [And a Third-Party Action]

Dreifuss Bonacci & Parker, PC, Florham Park, NJ (David C. Dreifuss of the bar of the State of New Jersey, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellant. Brody, O'Connor & O'Connor, New York (Scott A. Brody of counsel), for respondent.


Dreifuss Bonacci & Parker, PC, Florham Park, NJ (David C. Dreifuss of the bar of the State of New Jersey, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellant.

Brody, O'Connor & O'Connor, New York (Scott A. Brody of counsel), for respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jeffrey K. Oing, J.), entered September 9, 2014, which granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The motion court correctly found defendant surety bound by the estoppel certificate signed by its principal, as plaintiff detrimentally relied on the certificate in advancing funds to the subcontractor for whose benefit the surety's payment bond was required (see JRK Franklin, LLC v 164 E. 87th St. LLC, 27 AD3d 392, 393 [1st Dept 2006], lv denied 7 NY3d 705 [2006]), there was no defense, such as economic duress, that would vitiate the estoppel certificate (see Philips S. Beach, LLC v ZC Specialty Ins. Co., 55 AD3d 493 [1st Dept 2008], lv denied 12 NY3d 713 [2009]), and the bond contained a provision waiving the surety's right to a discharge from its obligations based upon its principal's conduct (see Aniero Concrete Co., Inc. v New York City Constr. Auth., 1998 WL 148324, 1998 US Dist LEXIS 3938 [SD NY 1998], affd sub nom Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v Aniero, 404 F3d 566 [2d Cir 2005]).

We have considered appellant's other contentions and find them unavailing.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: DECEMBER 8, 2015

CLERK


Summaries of

Capstone Bus. Funding, LLC v. Optimum Constr., Inc.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.
Dec 8, 2015
134 A.D.3d 471 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)
Case details for

Capstone Bus. Funding, LLC v. Optimum Constr., Inc.

Case Details

Full title:Capstone Business Funding, LLC, Individually and as assignee of Barden…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.

Date published: Dec 8, 2015

Citations

134 A.D.3d 471 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)
2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 8969
19 N.Y.S.3d 888

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