Legal Opinion
Booth v. Hawk Contractors, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 15, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Fredman, J.), entered December 8, 1997, as denied his motion to restore the action to the calendar after it had been dismissed upon the default of his attorney in appearing at a trial readiness conference.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
On December 3, 1993, the Supreme Court signed an order which, inter alia, directed the entry of a default judgment against two of the three defendants…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barasch v. MicucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Alliance Property Management & Development, Inc. v. Andrews Avenue Equities, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Foster v. GherardiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
3Cited by4 opinions
- Kandel v. HoffmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Bass v. WexlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Brooks v. HaidtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Coulter v. Town of HighlandsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006