Legal Opinion

Skrabalak v. Rock

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

Decided August 29, 1991PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal from that part of an order of the Supreme Court (Fischer, J.), entered July 12, 1990 in Broome County, which denied defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to timely provide a complaint and extended plaintiffs’ time in which to file said complaint.

Contrary to defendant’s contention, Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendant’s motion to dismiss due to plaintiffs’ minimal and nonprejudicial 11-day delay in serving the complaint (see, Lehigh Val. R. R. Co. v North Am. Van Lines, 25 AD2d 923; Siegel, Practice Commentaries, McKinney’s Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, CPLR…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mineroff v. R. H. Macy's & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  2. Mufalli v. Ford Motor Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. Lehigh Valley Railroad v. North American Van Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Chiaffarano v. WinstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Hayes v. BermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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