Order unanimously reversed, without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed.
Memorandum:
Defendant village appeals from an order denying a motion by it to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. On a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action pursuant to CPLR 3211 (subd [a], par 7) a liberal construction is applied in testing the adequacy of the pleading (see, e.g., Coutu v Otis Elevator Co.,
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