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VIVIAN SCOTT, ETC., et al., respondents, v. LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY, appellant.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

It is well established that on a motion for summary judgment the court is not to engage in the weighing of evidence. Rather, the court's function is to determine whether "by no rational process could the trier of facts find for the nonmoving party" (Jastrzebski v. North Shore School Dist., 223 A.D.2d 677, 678). It is equally well established that the motion should not be granted where the facts are in dispute, where conflicting inferences may be drawn from the evidence, or where there are issues of credibility (see Dolitsky v. Bay Isle Oil Co., 111 A.D.2d 366).

In opposition to the defendant's prima facie showing, the plaintiffs raised questions of fact regarding whether the defendant failed to use reasonable care under the circumstances to prevent the infant plaintiff's injuries (see Scurti v. City of New York, 40 N.Y.2d 433; Daniels v. Long Is. R.R., 259 A.D.2d 726). Thus, the Supreme Court properly denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

The defendant's contention regarding the expert affidavit submitted by the plaintiffs is without merit.

SANTUCCI, J.P., ALTMAN, McGINITY and ADAMS, JJ., concur.

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SCOTT v. LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY
(May 8, 2002)