Vermette v. Kenworth Truck Co., 68 N.Y.2d 714

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and defendant Green Truck Supply’s motion for summary judgment granted. Certified question answered in the affirmative.

We agree with the dissenting memorandum of Justice John T. Casey at the Appellate Division (111 AD2d 448, 450) that in light of the evidentiary proof tendered by Green in support of its motion, plaintiff was required to tender proof in admissible form to establish the existence of a triable issue of fact. Plaintiff’s attorney’s affidavit, which merely alleges in conclusory form that such proof exists but fails to tender it in opposition to the motion or to offer an excuse for such failure, was patently insufficient for that purpose (Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557). Moreover, we note that plaintiff did not controvert Green’s proof that it had "no written or oral agreement * * * [with the] employer of plaintiff’s decedent * * * to provide routine or systematic maintenance on [its] vehicle”.

Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Meyer, Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone and Hancock, Jr., concur in memorandum.

Order reversed, etc.

Case Details

Case Name: Vermette v. Kenworth Truck Co.

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Jul 8, 1986

Citations: 68 N.Y.2d 714; 497 N.E.2d 680; 506 N.Y.S.2d 313; 1986 N.Y. LEXIS 19487

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.