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IF AN APPELLATE ISSUE IS NOT LISTED IN THE NOTICE OF APPEAL, THE ISSUE IS NOT BEFORE THE APPELLATE COURT (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, determined summary judgment was precluded by questions of fact in this action stemming from defendants’ blocking of a tunnel leading to plaintiffs’ parking garage. Plaintiffs alleged they own the rights to the easement created for the construction of the tunnel. The tunnel goes under the Rath Erie County Office Building and was apparently blocked by county officials for security reasons. The decision addresses declaratory judgment, breach of contract, trespass and appeal issues. Only the appeal issue is summarized here. If an appellate issue is not listed in the notice of appeal, the issue is not before the appellate court:

… [P]laintiffs’ contention on the cross appeal that the court erred in denying that part of the motion seeking a permanent injunction is not properly before us. In their notice of cross appeal, plaintiffs indicate that they are cross-appealing from the order “to the extent that the [c]ourt reached a determination as set forth in paragraph ‘e’ finding that the actions taken by . . . [d]efendants . . . constitute a taking.” It is well settled that, where a party files a notice of cross appeal indicating that it is appealing from a specific part of an order, that party “is limited by its notice of cross appeal to arguing only with respect to the” part of the order listed in the notice … . Pearl St. Parking Assoc. LLC v County of Erie, 2022 NY Slip Op 04235, Fourth Dept 7-1-22

Practice Point: When a party appeals from an order, only those portions of the order listed in the notice of appeal are before the court. If a portion of the order is not listed, the appellate court will not consider it.

 

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