AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AS SUBROGEE OF
Motion No: NOS. CA 07-00898 AND CA 07-00970
Slip Opinion No: 2008 NYSlipOp 61297(U)
Decided on January 15, 2008
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


January 15, 2008

PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., HURLBUTT, MARTOCHE, CENTRA, AND LUNN, JJ.

DOCKET NOS. CA 07-00898 AND CA 07-00970

AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR IN

INTEREST OF SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AS

SUBROGEE OF NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT,

PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,

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LOUIS P. CIMINELLI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., ALSO KNOWN AS

LOUIS P. CIMINELLI CONSTRUCTION, CO., INC., THE CIMINELLI

COMPANIES INCORPORATED, LPCIMINELLI CONSTRUCTION CORP.,

LOUIS P. CIMINELLI MANAGEMENT CO., INC., CIMINELLI

HOLDINGS, INC., CIMINELLI SERVICES CORP., LPCIMINELLI

INTERESTS, INC., AND LPCIMINELLI, INC.,

DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. (APPEAL NO. 1.)



AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AS SUBROGEE OF NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,

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LOUIS P. CIMINELLI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., ALSO KNOWN AS LOUIS P. CIMINELLI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, DAVIS-ULMER HOLDING CORP., DAVIS-ULMER LLC, ALSO KNOWN AS AVA LANE HOLDING, LLC, DAVIS-ULMER PARTNERS, ALSO KNOWN AS AVA LANE HOLDINGS, LLC, DAVIS-ULMER SPRINKLER INSPECTIONS, INC. AND AVA LANE HOLDINGS, LLC, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

(APPEAL NO. 2.)


Respondents having moved to strike appellant's reply brief on the appeals taken from orders of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Niagara on January 23, 2007 and January 9, 2007,

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PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., HURLBUTT, MARTOCHE, CENTRA, AND LUNN, JJ.

Now, upon reading and filing the affirmation of Julia M. Hilliker dated

December 28, 2007, the affidavit of Kevin J. English sworn to January 10, 2008, the notices of motion with proof of service thereof, the opposing affirmation of Michael J. Pastrick dated January 11, 2008, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motions be, and the same hereby are denied without prejudice to respondents' raising the contention therein at oral argument of the appeals.

Entered: January 15, 2008

JoAnn M. Wahl, Clerk