Legal Opinion
Michael v. Michael
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint withdrawn. Memorandum: Supreme Court abused its discretion in denying plaintiffs motion to discontinue the divorce action. A plaintiff should be permitted to discontinue an action at any time unless substantial rights of a defendant will be prejudiced (Matter of Arsenault v Arsenault, 192 AD2d 1120; County of Westchester v Becket Assocs., 102 AD2d 34, 49, affd 66 NY2d 642; Rosenberg v 3130 Grand Concourse, 23 AD2d 555; Louis R. Shapiro, Inc. v Milspemes Corp., 20 AD2d 857). This action was not pending for an…
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- Ruppert v. RuppertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Cooper v. CooperNew York Supreme Court · 1980
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