JOPAL BRONX, LLC v. MONTILLA

Index No. 160192/19, Appeal No. 16093-16093A, Case Nos. 2021-02819, 2021-03414.

206 A.D.3d 426 (2022)

167 N.Y.S.3d 774

2022 NY Slip Op 03684

Jopal Bronx, LLC, Doing Business as Workmen's Circle Multicare Center, Appellant, v. Mateo Montilla, Defendant, and Milagros Montilla, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided June 7, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Workmen's Circle Multicare Center, Woodbury ( Angela C. Bellizzi of counsel), for appellant.

Beth E. Goldman , New York Legal Assistance Group, New York ( Sarah Rosenthal of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Gische, J.P., Webber, Singh, González, Pitt, JJ.


Plaintiff failed to demonstrate that it was entitled to summary judgment against Ms. Montilla on its claim brought under a common-law theory of necessaries. Plaintiff, a nursing facility, did not establish any of the elements required to sustain the cause of action—namely, that it provided care to Ms. Montilla's husband, defendant Mateo Montilla, based on Ms Montilla's credit; that Ms. Montilla could afford to pay for his care; or that Mr. Montilla, the primary debtor...

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