Legal Opinion

Vaughns v. Kirkland

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 7, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lewis, J.), entered November 12, 2010, which denied his motion, inter alia, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

“A motion to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) will be granted only if the ‘documentary evidence resolves all factual issues as a matter of law, and conclusively disposes of the plaintiffs claim’ ” (Fontanetta v John Doe 1, 73 AD3d 78, 83-84 [2010], quoting Fortis…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fontanetta v. John Doe 1Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Fortis Financial Services, LLC v. Fimat Futures USA, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. Laruccia v. Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Malarkey v. PielAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Williams v. Marvin Windows & DoorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Marston v. General Electric Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. MarstonvGeneralElectricCompanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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