Legal Opinion
Mufalli v. Ford Motor Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 20, 1984PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order of Supreme Court, Bronx County (Irwin Silbowitz, J.), entered May 9, 1983, granting the cross motions by two of the defendants (including appellant) to dismiss the action for failure to serve a complaint in a timely fashion, unless plaintiff served a complaint within 20 days, is affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff commenced this $2.5 million personal injury action against the automobile manufacturer, sales agency and repair shop in January, 1983. The sales agency, Empire Ford Sales Co., Inc. (Empire), served its notice of appearance and demand for a complaint on February 8,1983. On March 31,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- FID. & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND v. Arthur Andersen & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Stolowitz v. Mount Sinai HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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