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ARCHER MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PENNIE EDMONDS, Defendant-Respondent.

While defendant claims that the amount of the invoices in issue are more than offset by the damages it sustained as a result of plaintiff's mishandling of certain items of mail, it remains that nonpayment of the invoices is admitted, and, accordingly, plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the invoices should have been granted. Since defendant never objected to the 1½% interest per month on overdue balances, printed on weekly invoices over many years, such interest rate became integrated into the agreement, and, accordingly, plaintiff is entitled to summary judgment on that aspect of its complaint as well (see, Morningside Fuel Corp. v. Lanius, 244 A.D.2d 198). With respect to defendant's counterclaims, the limitation of liability clause invoked by plaintiff, and drafted by plaintiff (see, Uribe v. Merchants Bank, 91 N.Y.2d 336, 341), which in terms covers "loss or damage to any one shipment of property," was clearly intended to limit plaintiff's liability only for the intrinsic value of the mail envelopes at issue, and, as a matter of law, does not insulate plaintiff from all of the consequences of its admitted negligence (see, Poulos v. Badala, 227 A.D.2d 118). Accordingly, summary judgment is awarded to defendant on its affirmative defense and counterclaims, as to liability only, even though defendant did not cross-move for such relief (see, Carnegie Hall Corp. v. City Univ., 286 A.D.2d 214, 215 729 N.Y.S.2d 93).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

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ARCHER MGT. SERVICES v. PENNIE EDMONDS
(Oct 18, 2001)