           SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
             Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

37
CA 12-00802
PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., FAHEY, VALENTINO, WHALEN, AND MARTOCHE, JJ.


TOWN OF AMHERST AND GRANITE STATE
INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,

                     V                                              ORDER

ARTHUR HILGER, SALLY BISHER,
DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS,
AND AARON HILGER, DEFENDANT.
(APPEAL NO. 1.)


SMITH, MURPHY & SCHOEPPERLE, LLP, BUFFALO, MAURO LILLING NAPARTY LLP,
WOODBURY (MATTHEW W. NAPARTY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

SHAUB, AHMUTY, CITRIN & SPRATT, LLP, LAKE SUCCESS, DEMARIE &
SCHOENBORN, P.C., BUFFALO (JOSEPH DEMARIE OF COUNSEL), FOR
PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS.

MICHAEL JAFFE, NEW YORK CITY, FOR NEW YORK STATE TRIAL LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION, AMICUS CURIAE.


     Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Paula L.
Feroleto, J.), entered January 23, 2012. The order, among other
things, granted that part of plaintiffs’ motion seeking summary
judgment against defendants Arthur Hilger and Sally Bisher.

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




Entered:   March 22, 2013                       Frances E. Cafarell
                                                Clerk of the Court
