TUCKER v. MELENDEZ

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

An employee driving to and from work is not acting within the scope of his employment because the element of control is lacking (see, Lundberg v. State of New York, 25 N.Y.2d 467; Donitz v. Mui, 247 A.D.2d 508). The defendant Hai Soo Na, d/b/a Brian's Sport Shop (hereinafter Brian's Sports Shop), made out a prima facie case for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it. In opposition, the plaintiffs failed to establish the existence of any triable issue of fact as to whether the defendant Angel Melendez was using his automobile in furtherance of work activity of his employer, Brian's Sports Shop, or whether Brian's Sports Shop exercised any degree of control over its employee at the time of the accident (see, Swartzlander v. Forms-Rite Business Forms Print. Serv., 174 A.D.2d 971).