The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, and the certified question answered in the affirmative.
"The proponent of a summary judgment motion must make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, tendering sufficient evidence to eliminate any material issues of fact from the case [citations omitted]" (Winegrad v New York Univ. Med. Ctr.,
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