Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
We hold that a defendant which maintains burglar alarm systems cannot contract to relieve itself from liability for acts constituting gross negligence. Agreements which purport to exempt a party from liability for willful or grossly negligent acts are contrary to public policy and are void (Gross v Sweet,
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