Opinion
2012-05-30
Mark GATZ, appellant, v. Mark LAYBURN, respondent.
Arthur V. Graceck, Jr., Oakdale, N.Y., for appellant.
In an action to recover damages for assault and battery, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Spinner, J.), dated July 2, 2010, which, upon the granting of his motion for leave to enter a judgment in his favor on the issue of liability upon the defendant's default in appearing or answering, and after an inquest on the issue of damages, determined that the defendant owed no damages to him and directed dismissal of the complaint with prejudice.
*919ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the notice of appeal from the order is deemed to be an application for leave to appeal from the order, and leave to appeal is granted ( seeCPLR 5701[c] ); and it is further,
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court correctly determined that the plaintiff failed to offer sufficient evidence to establish his entitlement to damages ( cf. Rodriguez v. Valentine, 20 A.D.3d 558, 559, 799 N.Y.S.2d 566;Laurie Marie M. v. Jeffrey T.M., 159 A.D.2d 52, 55–56, 559 N.Y.S.2d 336,affd.77 N.Y.2d 981, 571 N.Y.S.2d 907, 575 N.E.2d 393). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly concluded that the plaintiff was not entitled to an award of damages, and properly directed dismissal of the complaint.