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SELLMORE INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ENERGY SAVERS OF WNY, INC., et al., Defendants, Robert Bieber, Defendant-Appellant.
Supreme Court properly denied the motion of Robert Bieber (defendant) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against him. The record establishes that, on December 28, 1993, defendant executed an unconditional guarantee of the indebtedness of defendant Energy Savers of WNY, Inc. There is no merit to the contention of defendant that his liability as a guarantor terminated upon the subsequent incorporation of the business and upon the alteration of the terms of the guarantee without his consent. The subsequent incorporation of the business in May 1994 did not constitute a material change that discharged defendant's liability as a guarantor (see, Fairview Block & Supply Corp. v. Miscione, Inc., 167 A.D.2d 814, 563 N.Y.S.2d 375). The written guarantee is unconditional, and defendant's allegations of parol representations setting forth conditions to the guarantee do not overcome the language of the guaranty (see, Citizens & S. Commercial Corp. v. Catapano, 164 A.D.2d 812, 814, 559 N.Y.S.2d 543).
Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
MEMORANDUM:
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Decided: October 01, 1999
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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