FIVE BORO PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES v. MVAIC (2018)

ORDERED that, on the court's own motion, the notice of appeal from the decision dated September 10, 2014 is deemed a premature notice of appeal from the judgment entered May 28, 2015 (see CPLR 5520 [c] ); and it is further,

ORDERED that the judgment is reversed, with $30 costs, and the matter is remitted to the Civil Court for the entry of a judgment in favor of defendant dismissing the complaint.

In this action by a provider to recover assigned first-party no-fault benefits, the sole issue at a nonjury trial was whether plaintiff's assignor was a “qualified person,” and, thus, whether she was eligible to recover no-fault benefits from defendant Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (sued herein as MVAIC). Following the trial, the Civil Court awarded plaintiff judgment in the principal sum of $958.32.

For the reasons stated in Village Med. Supply, Inc. v. MVAIC (53 Misc 3d 134[A], 2016 NY Slip Op 51421[U]; [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2016] ), the judgment is reversed and the matter is remitted to the Civil Court for the entry of a judgment in favor of defendant dismissing the complaint.

PESCE, P.J., ALIOTTA and ELLIOT, JJ., concur.