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Unpleaded Cause of Action Can Be Raised in Opposition to Summary Judgment—Must Be Supported by Proof in Admissible Form

The Second Department noted that, in opposition to a motion for summary judgment, an unpleaded cause of action (which must be supported by proof in admissible form) may be raised:

The plaintiff, in opposition, …raised a new theory of liability …. A plaintiff may successfully oppose a motion for summary judgment by relying on an unpleaded cause of action which is supported by the plaintiff’s proof …. However, in the instant case, the plaintiff’s submission in support of the unpleaded cause of action was an affirmation of an attorney with no personal knowledge of the facts. That affirmation was not sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact to defeat the defendant’s prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law with respect to the allegations in the plaintiff’s pleadings …. Since the plaintiff submitted no evidence in admissible form in support of the unpleaded cause of action, she failed to raise a triable issue of fact. McCovey v Williams, 2013 NY Slip Op 02380, 2012-01315, Index No 38525/06, 2nd Dept, 4-10-13

 

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