Anable v Public Storage Prop. XIV, Inc.

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Anable v Public Storage Prop. XIV, Inc. 2012 NY Slip Op 31418(U) May 17, 2012 Sup Ct, New York County Docket Number: 113137/2008 Judge: Saliann Scarpulla Republished from New York State Unified Court System's E-Courts Service. Search E-Courts (http://www.nycourts.gov/ecourts) for any additional information on this case. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication. [* 1] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY PART ~ 1 , ! g Index Number : 1131 37/2008 ANABLE, RICHARD INDEX NO. vs. MOTION DATE PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES SEQUENCE NUMBER : 006 MOTION SEQ. NO. SUMMARY JUDGMENT The following papen, numbered I to , were read on this motion tolfor Notice of MotionlOrder to Show Cauae - Affidavlta Answering Affldavita - Exhlbita - Exhibits IN O W . I No(*). IWs). Replying Affldavits Upon the foregolng papem, it Is ordered that this motion is Lu P cn 3 0 t- .... _ - 1. CHECK ONE: ..................................................................... ........................... MOTION IS: CHECK IF APPROPRIATE: ................................................ 2.- CHECK AS APPROPRIATE: 3. [? CASE DISPOSED GRANTED 0DENIED [GRANTEDIN PART I 0OTHER c]SUBMIT ORDER u SETTLE ORDER [DO NOT POST I @ NON-FINAL DISPOSITION 0FIDUCIIIRY APPOINTMENT 0REFERENCE [* 2] RIC'HATCD ANAI31 ,I(. Inclcs No.: I I 3 1371'08 S~ibmisxion )ale: 2/1/20 I2 I Plainti K, - ngainsl- - againsf- IXC)I ,AH, I NC' . , I'apei-s consicleiui ill revicw ol-this motion ro~suinmai-y judgiiic~ll: Nolice o r Motiuti . . . . . . . . . . . . I Aff i i i Opp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Kcply Aff: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 coin pl ainl 1 [* 3] The lcasc iigreeinciit for tlic subject xcl I-storage iinit provided, in relevant part, Owner tloe.s 1101 liavc any obligation to cnriy irisiirmce on Occupant .s propert?/ stored i t 1 tlic Storage LJiiit. 1 f ( )ccupniit wishes lo havc his projwty covered by insurnlicc, Occupant must obtain scparate coverage. Owner \vi1 I not he rcsponsible or otherwise IiabJe, dircctly o r indirectly, Tor loss ur damage to the property of C-)ccup;int cltrc to any c;iiise, iricluding firc, cxpIosio11, ~ h c l i vaiidali~rii, , w i i i d or w;tter claniage, any clelkct, wliethcr knu\v~i sLrbscqiicntly crcutecl or or cliscovcrcd, iri the Sloragc I Jriit, or acls o r * oriiis~ions tiny third party, ixgardless of o f whctlicr siicli loss or damage iiiay be caiiscd or conlributcd to hy tlic iiegligeiicc ol C)\wner, its agents or criiployccs. Owiicr s1i;ill n o 1 be liablc I or any injury sustained by Occupant or others h i i any ilefccls, known or subscqucntly discovered or created, in tlic Storage [Unit 01- Self-Storage Center, or causcd by any condition existing ncar or nboiil tlic Storage ILJnit o r thc Self-Storage C.kiitcr, or resulting iiom tlic r i d s (or omissions oi occul7ant. l heAgreement also gavc tlic C lrstoiiicr the option of parlicipaling in tlic cirstomcr ow11cr li,r theft coverage. 2 [* 4] [* 5] 4 [* 6] I I I reply, I ,cola17 Ilrst ;irguc\ that the iiisiiriiiiw provisions in tlic lensc do not bring the Icase irnder llie euccptioii tu C;eiiernl Ohligaliuiis Law $5-32 1 hccause they only wiitcmplate insurnricc iii rcgnrtl 10 the rerilcr s property iii the iinit, not liahilily irisurancc li)r 11ic hcncilt of thc piihlic. l;tirtlier, no evidcncc has been prcscrilcd tliat lhix was ai1 [* 7] h [* 8] [* 9] Ecolali assmied a duty of c ~ ewhich it then bl-cachcd, by Inunching a f i w c or , iiistritnieiit of Iiarm wlicii it iindcrtoc.)k to p u l the sioragc unit door hack OH 011 scvc riil occitsioiis prior l o the incident. I-lowcvcr, no evidence has bccn t h c 1w o 1i cg 1 i g cn c c e 1i I im s as scr l cd ag ai I i st E cc)1I tb art: cl i s I ii is s e cl . This const illites tlic dccisioii arid order ol tlie C ourt. Ilated : New Yoi-k, New York May$? 20 I2 E N 1 E K: x its track

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