Legal Opinion · Dissent
Roland Pietropaoli Trucking, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 1984Published
1DissentLevine, J.
Levine, J. (dissenting). I respectfully dissent. Defendant’s motion to dismiss under CPLR 3211 (subd [a], par 7) expressly attacked the legal sufficiency of the entire complaint, not merely that of the first cause of action. This distinguishes the instant case from Carney v American Fid. Fire Ins. Co. (29 AD2d 795) and Syrang Aero Club v Foremost Ins. Co. (54 AD2d 1095), relied upon by the majority to uphold Special Term’s refusal to dismiss the second through fourth causes of action because of shortcomings in defendant’s moving affidavits. In Carney, the dismissal of certain causes of action…
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