Opinion
July 20, 1987
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Samenga, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
Applying the well-settled standard of review with respect to nonjury trials (see, Matter of Fasano v. State of New York, 113 A.D.2d 885, 887-888), we conclude that the trial court correctly found that the plaintiff had rendered architectural services to the defendant and was entitled to damages in the amount of $20,000. In the absence of any showing that the defendant was prejudiced by the trial court's decision to exclude from the courtroom all nonparty witnesses, including the defendant's son, Aram Moezinia, this ruling, even if erroneous, does not constitute a ground for reversal of the judgment (see, Levine v Levine, 56 N.Y.2d 42, 49-50; People v. Ernest M.J., 42 A.D.2d 717, 718; Richardson, Evidence §§ 460-461 [Prince 10th ed]). Mangano, J.P., Thompson, Sullivan and Harwood, JJ., concur.