Legal Opinion
Dick v. Citibank, N. A.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided September 22, 1989PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ira B. Harkavy, J.
Claimant Judah Dick has instituted this action in Small Claims Court in the name of Judah Dick as attorney-in-fact for claimant Hannah Freund.
Defendant Citibank orally moves to strike claimant’s action *564on the ground that CCA 1809 bars claims instituted by assignees in this court.
CCA 1809 bars claims by corporations, partnerships, assignees and insurance companies in Small Claims Court. The relevant portion of the Act reads: "no assignee of any small claim shall institute an action or proceeding under this article”. (CCA 1809 [1].)
The facts herein are as…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Griffey v. New York Central InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Meeder v. Provident Savings Life Assurance SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- In re the Estate of FriedmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1984
- Stokes v. Village of WurtsboroNew York Supreme Court · 1984
- In re the Estate of ThompsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Whitehead v. Town House Equities, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Smolenski v. T.G.I. Friday's, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 2007