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JUNE GARVEY, ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. CYNTHIA L. RIELA, RESPONDENT, ET AL., DEFENDANT.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the appeal from the order entered June 18, 1999, is dismissed, as that order was superseded by the order entered September 23, 1999, made upon reargument and renewal; and it is further,

ORDERED that the order entered September 23, 1999, is affirmed insofar as appealed from; and it is further,

ORDERED that the respondent is awarded one bill of costs.

The defendant Cynthia L. Riela made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law (see, Gaddy v. Eyler, 79 N.Y.2d 955). With respect to the plaintiffs' claim that the plaintiff June Garvey suffered a significant limitation of use of her lumbosacral spine, the plaintiffs submitted the affirmation of a chiropractor, which did not constitute competent evidence (see, CPLR 2106; Pichardo v. Blum, ___ A.D.2d ___ [2d Dept., Dec. 27, 1999]; Feintuch v. Grella, 209 A.D.2d 377). With respect to their claim that June Garvey suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder, the plaintiffs relied upon the medical report of a psychologist who examined June Garvey on behalf of Reila's insurer (see, Conti v. Valeriano, 259 A.D.2d 655; Pagano v. Kingsbury, 182 A.D.2d 268). However, this report failed to indicate any "permanent consequential limitation of use of a body organ or member" or a "significant limitation of use of a body function or system" (Insurance Law § 5102[d]).

In addition, June Garvey failed to demonstrate that she was prevented from performing substantially all of the material acts which constituted her usual and customary daily activities for a period of not less than 90 days during the 180-day period immediately following the accident (see, Licari v. Elliott, 57 N.Y.2d 230; Buonaiuto v. Shulberg, 254 A.D.2d 384).

BRACKEN, J.P., JOY, THOMPSON, GOLDSTEIN and FEUERSTEIN, JJ., concur.

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GARVEY v. RIELA
(May 22, 2000)