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p. 769Betty O. Muka, Appellant, et al., Plaintiff, v Thomas R. Emnett, Respondent. Betty O. Muka, Appellant, et al., Plaintiff, v Robert Simpson, Respondent. Betty O. Muka, Appellant, et al., Plaintiff, v Emnett and Simpson, Respondent. Submitted April 23, 1990; decided June 14, 1990
On the court’s own motion, appeals transferred, without costs, to the Appellate Division, Third Department, each upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, § 3 [b] [2]; § 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]). Motion for waiver of strict compliance with this court’s Rules of Practice dismissed as academic.