Legal Opinion
Ghobashy v. Sabra
New York County Courts
Decided January 24, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kenneth H. Lange, J.
This is an action by an attorney to recover legal fees allegedly due and owing. According to the moving papers, the defendant was personally served with the summons and complaint in New York City. He has defaulted in answering, and submitted no opposition to plaintiff’s application for a default judgment. That application was denied, however, without prejudice to renew, by the Honorable James R. Cowhey, Judge of the County Court, on the ground that the affidavit of service failed to show the manner in which the defendant was served. Judge Cowhey noted,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Meyers v. . American Locomotive Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Kemper v. Transamerica InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1969
- All-State Credit Corp. v. Listed in 669 Default JudgmentsAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1970
- Dalliessi v. MarbachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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