Order and judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs and motion denied.
Memorandum:
Summary judgment was improperly granted to defendant Cane, doing business as Lexington Avenue Inn. To prevail on a motion for summary judgment, defendant must establish his defense "sufficiently to warrant the court as a matter of law in directing judgment" in his favor (CPLR 3212 [b]; Iselin & Co. v Mann Judd Landau,
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