Opinion
1099 CA 15-02156
03-16-2018
PATRICIA A. RICKICKI, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID P. RICKICKI, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. BORDEN CHEMICAL, DIVISION OF BORDEN, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, UNIMIN CORPORATION AND U.S. SILICA COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. (ACTION NO. 1.) MICHAEL C. CROWLEY AND SHARON M. CROWLEY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. C-E MINERALS, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, UNIMIN CORPORATION, UNIMIN SPECIALTY MINERALS, INC., MEYERS CHEMICALS, U.S. SILICA COMPANY, MALVERN MINERALS COMPANY, FERRO CORPORATION, NYCO MINERALS COMPANY AND CHARLES B. CHRYSTAL CO., INC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. (ACTION NO. 2.) (APPEAL NO. 2.)
PAUL WILLIAM BELTZ, P.C., BUFFALO (WILLIAM A. QUINLAN OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT. NATHAN A. SCHACHTMAN, ESQ., P.C., NEW YORK CITY (NATHAN A. SCHACHTMAN OF COUNSEL), BOND SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC, BUFFALO, AND SMITH, MURPHY & SCHOEPPERLE, LLP, FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS UNIMIN CORPORATION, UNIMIN SPECIALTY MINERALS, INC., MEYERS CHEMICALS, AND U.S. SILICA CHRYSTAL CO., INC.
PRESENT:
PAUL WILLIAM BELTZ, P.C., BUFFALO (WILLIAM A. QUINLAN OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT.
NATHAN A. SCHACHTMAN, ESQ., P.C., NEW YORK CITY (NATHAN A. SCHACHTMAN OF COUNSEL), BOND SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC, BUFFALO, AND SMITH, MURPHY & SCHOEPPERLE, LLP, FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS UNIMIN CORPORATION, UNIMIN SPECIALTY MINERALS, INC., MEYERS CHEMICALS, AND U.S. SILICA CHRYSTAL CO., INC.
Appeal from a corrected order of the Supreme Court, Cattaraugus County (Patrick H. NeMoyer, J.), entered October 14, 2015. The corrected order granted the motions and cross motions of defendants-respondents for summary judgment dismissing the complaints against them.
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs (see Matter of Kolasz v Levitt , 63 AD2d 777, 779 [3d Dept 1978]).
Entered: March 16, 2018
Mark W. Bennett
Clerk of the Court