Cook v. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co.

Cook v Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co. (2017 NY Slip Op 07824)
Cook v Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co.
2017 NY Slip Op 07824
Decided on November 9, 2017
Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
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Decided on November 9, 2017 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., CENTRA, LINDLEY, TROUTMAN, AND WINSLOW, JJ.

1175 CA 16-02129

[*1]ANDRE B. COOK, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

v

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 1.)




UNDERBERG & KESSLER LLP, BUFFALO (COLIN D. RAMSEY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

DUKE, HOLZMAN, PHOTIADIS & GRESENS LLP, BUFFALO (CHARLES C. RITTER, JR., OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.



Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Timothy J. Walker, A.J.), entered September 19, 2016. The order granted the motion of plaintiff for summary judgment.

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs (see Hughes v Nussbaumer, Clarke & Velzy , 140 AD2d 988, 988 [4th Dept 1988]; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v Roberts & Roberts , 63 AD2d 566, 567 [1st Dept 1978]; see also CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).

Entered: November 9, 2017

Mark W. Bennett

Clerk of the Court