Dowd v. Klay

2026 NY Slip Op 00674
CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedFebruary 11, 2026
Docket55 CA 24-01835
StatusPublished

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Dowd v Klay (2026 NY Slip Op 00674)
Dowd v Klay
2026 NY Slip Op 00674
Decided on February 11, 2026
Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.


Decided on February 11, 2026 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: MONTOUR, J.P., SMITH, GREENWOOD, NOWAK, AND HANNAH, JJ.

55 CA 24-01835

[*1]BRIAN DOWD AND SUSAN DOWD, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,

v

JEFFREY KLAY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.


VINAL & VINAL, P.C., BUFFALO (OLIVIA M. MULLEN OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS.

HURWITZ FINE P.C., BUFFALO (BRIAN M. WEBB OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.



Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Edward Pace, J.), dated October 23, 2024. The order, inter alia, granted the cross-motion of defendant for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court.

Entered: February 11, 2026

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court



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