60 A.D.2d 639 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1977
In an action, inter alia, to recover for damages to plaintiffs’ property, plaintiffs appeal from so much of (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated April 8, 1976, as granted the motion of defendant Arthur Tauscher, P. C., for summary judgment and (2) a further order of the same court, dated July 1, 1977, as denied their motion to amend their complaint as against the said defendant. Orders reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with one bill of $50 costs and disbursements to cover both appeals, motion of defendant Arthur Tauscher, P. C., for summary judgment denied, and plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint as against the said defendant granted. Plaintiffs’ time to serve an amended complaint is extended until 20 days after entry of the order to be made hereon. Plaintiffs-appellants are the owners of a one-family, private home located in Williston Park, New York. Prior to purchasing the premises, plaintiffs retained defendant-respondent Arthur Tauscher, P. C., a professional engineering firm, to inspect the home. Respondent issued a report which stated in the