Kane v. Peter M. Moore Constr. Co.

145 A.D.3d 864

44 N.Y.S.3d 141

2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 08508

Steven KANE, et al., respondents,

v.PETER M. MOORE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., respondent-appellant,Nicholas Scaglione, etc., appellant-respondent.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Dec. 21, 2016.

Abamont & Associates, White Plains, N.Y. (Boeggeman, George & Corde, P.C. [Daniele E. O'Neill], of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Armienti, DeBellis, Guglielmo & Rhoden, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Vanessa Corchia of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

Grey & Grey, LLP, Farmingdale, N.Y. (Steven D. Rhoads of counsel), for respondents.

REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P., LEONARD B. AUSTIN, SHERI S. ROMAN, and FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, (1)(a) the defendant Nicholas Scaglione, as the executor of the estate of Leslie Scaglione, appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Bruno, J.), entered February 27, 2014, as, upon reargument, vacated so much of the determination in an order of the same court dated July 10, 2013, as, in effect, granted those branches of his motion which were for summary judgment dismissing the cause of action alleging common-law negligence and all cross claims insofar as asserted against him in his capacity as the executor of the estate of Leslie Scaglione, and thereupon denied those branches of his motion, and (b) the defendant Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc., separately appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of the same order as, upon reargument, vacated so much of the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, as granted those branches of its motion which were for summary judgment dismissing so much of the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 241(6) as was predicated on a violation of Industrial Code (12 NYCRR) § 23.1–7(d), the cause of action alleging common-law negligence, and all cross claims insofar as asserted against it, and thereupon denied those branches of its motion, and (2) (a) the defendant Nicholas Scaglione, as the executor of the estate of Leslie Scaglione, appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the same court entered October 15, 2014, as, upon reargument, adhered to so much of its determination in the order entered February 27, 2014, as, upon reargument, vacated so much of the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, as, in effect, granted those branches of his motion which were for summary judgment dismissing the cause of action alleging common-law negligence and all cross claims insofar as asserted against him in his capacity as the executor of the estate of Leslie Scaglione, and thereupon denied those branches of his motion, and (b) the defendant Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc., cross-appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of the same order as (i) denied its motion for leave to reargue its opposition to the plaintiff's prior motion for leave to reargue, and (ii), upon reargument, vacated so much of the determination in the order entered February 27, 2014, as, upon reargument, vacated the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, granting those branches of the motion of the defendant Nicholas Scaglione which were for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims insofar as asserted against him in his individual capacity, and thereupon denying those branches of the motion, and thereupon adhered to the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013.

ORDERED that the appeal by the defendant Nicholas Scaglione from the order entered February 27, 2014, is dismissed, as the portion of the order appealed from by that defendant was superseded by the order entered October 15, 2014, made upon reargument; and it is further,

ORDERED that the cross appeal by the defendant Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc., from so much of the order entered October 15, 2014, as denied its motion for leave to reargue is dismissed, as no appeal lies from an order denying reargument; and it is further,

ORDERED that the cross appeal by the defendant Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc., from so much of the order entered October 15, 2014, as, upon reargument, vacated so much of the determination in the order entered February 27, 2014, as, upon reargument, vacated the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, granting that branch of the motion of the defendant Nicholas Scaglione which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against him in his individual capacity, and thereupon denying that branch of the motion, and thereupon adhered to the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, is dismissed, as Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc., is not aggrieved by that portion of the order (see CPLR 5511 ; Mixon v. TBV, Inc., 76 A.D.3d 144, 904 N.Y.S.2d 132 ); and it is further,

ORDERED that the order entered February 27, 2014, is modified, on the law, by deleting the provision thereof, upon reargument, vacating so much of the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc., which was for summary judgment dismissing so much of the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 241(6) as was predicated on a violation of Industrial Code (12 NYCRR) § 23.1–7(d), and thereupon denying that branch of the motion, and substituting therefor a provision, upon reargument, adhering to that determination in the order dated July 10, 2013; as so modified, the order entered February 27, 2014, is affirmed insofar as appealed from by the defendant Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc.; and it is further,

ORDERED that the order entered October 15, 2014, is reversed insofar appealed from by the defendant Nicholas Scaglione, on the law, and, upon reargument, so much of the determination in the order dated February 27, 2014, as, upon reargument, vacated so much of the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, as granted that branch of his motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the cause of action alleging common-law negligence insofar as asserted against him in his capacity as the executor of the estate of Leslie Scaglione, and thereupon denied that branch of his motion, is vacated, and the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, is adhered to; and it is further,

ORDERED that the order entered October 15, 2014, is affirmed insofar as reviewed on the cross appeal by the defendant Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc.; and it is further,

ORDERED that one bill of costs is awarded to the defendant Nicholas Scaglione payable by the plaintiff.

In February 2008, the defendant Nicholas Scaglione (hereinafter Nicholas) and his now-deceased wife, Leslie Scaglione (hereinafter Leslie; hereinafter together the Scagliones), retained the defendant Peter M. Moore Construction Co., Inc. (hereinafter Moore Construction), to perform renovations to several bathrooms and bedrooms in their home. The Scagliones also retained nonparty Alternative Closets to install a custom closet system for their master bedroom. The plaintiff Steven Kane (hereinafter the injured plaintiff), an employee of Alternative Closets, was injured when he allegedly slipped and fell on a dropcloth that had been placed on a staircase by Moore Construction's employees. The injured plaintiff, and his wife suing derivatively, commenced this action against the Scagliones and Moore Construction to, inter alia, recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the accident, asserting causes of action pursuant to Labor Law §§ 200 and 241(6), and alleging common-law negligence. The Scagliones and Moore Construction answered and asserted, inter alia, cross claims against each other for contribution and common-law indemnification. Thereafter, the plaintiffs voluntarily withdrew their causes of action pursuant to Labor Law §§ 200 and 241(6) insofar as asserted against the Scagliones, and their cause of action pursuant to Labor Law § 200 insofar as asserted against Moore Construction.

During the pendency of the action, Leslie died and Nicholas, as the executor of her estate, was substituted in her place.

In an order dated July 10, 2013, the Supreme Court, in effect, granted Nicholas's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against him, in both his individual capacity and in his capacity as the executor of Leslie's estate, and granted Moore Construction's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it. The plaintiffs moved for leave to reargue. In an order entered February 27, 2014, the Supreme Court, upon reargument, vacated the determination in the order dated July 10, 2013, granting that branch of Nicholas' prior motion...