The motion court properly relied upon the statements of defendant and third-party plaintiff Lee Belli in denying the motion. Although Belli's statements, as reported in the testimony of plaintiff Caligiuri, were hearsay, they were properly considered by the motion court since they constitute "admissions" by a party to a material fact at issue (see, Reed v McCord, 160 N.Y. 330, 341). Belli's "admissions" were attributable not only to Belli but to defendant AAA-1 as...
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