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PLAINTIFF’S AFFIDAVIT DID NOT STATE IT WAS BASED ON FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE AND THE UNCERTIFIED POLICE REPORT WAS INADMISSIBLE; PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS PROPERTY-DAMAGE CASE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined summary judgment should not have been awarded plaintiff in this property-damage case. Plaintiff alleged defendant’s vehicle struck a brick wall and fence on plaintiff’s property. Plaintiff’s affidavit did not state it was based on first-hand knowledge and the uncertified police report was inadmissible:

“A plaintiff in a negligence action moving for summary judgment on the issue of liability must establish, prima facie, that the defendant breached a duty owed to the plaintiff and that the defendant’s negligence was a proximate cause of the alleged injuries” … . “‘A conclusory affidavit or an affidavit by an individual without personal knowledge of the facts does not establish the proponent’s prima facie burden’ on a motion for summary judgment” … .

Here, the plaintiff’s conclusory affidavit, which failed to set forth whether he had firsthand knowledge of the event, was insufficient to establish, prima facie, that a vehicle operated by the defendant struck a brick wall and fence located on the plaintiff’s property … . The uncertified police accident report submitted in support of the plaintiff’s motion was not admissible … . Felle v Maxaner, 2024 NY Slip Op 05959, Second Dept 11-27-24

Practice Point: Affidavits which do mot make clear the allegations are based on first-hand knowledge will not support summary judgment.

Practice Point: Uncertified police reports are not admissible.

 

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