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VOLK v. MLD HOME REMODELING CORP

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.
Mar 17, 1997

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The determination of the trial court that the Plaintiff's in Action Nos. 1 and 3 and the plaintiff in Action No. 2 did not sustain their burdens of proof, which was based primarily on a determination that the testimony they presented was not credible, is entitled to great deference ( see, Matter of Scheriff v Scheriff, 221 AD2d 450; 160 Chambers St. Realty Corp. v Register of City of N.Y., 226 AD2d 606). Such a determination should not be disturbed on appeal unless the court's conclusions could not have been reached under any fair interpretation of the evidence ( see, Thoreson v Penthouse Intl., 80 NY2d 490, 495; Great Neck Obstetrics Gynecology v Bellucci, 218 AD2d 782; Claridge Gardens v Menotti, 160 AD2d 544). In view of the inadequacy of the documentary evidence and the incredible testimony of the parties, we find no basis for disturbing this determination.

The parties' remaining contentions are without merit.