Legal Opinion
Money Management, Inc. v. Vetere
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 10, 1981PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph Rosenzweig, J.
This is a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint, brought under CPLR 3213, based on a cognovit judgment from the State of Pennsylvania. The judgment was entered by the prothonotary, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, prior to the defendant’s default. Such a procedure is permissible under Pennsylvania law. (Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, Pa Cons Stats Ann, tit 42, § 2951, subd [a].) The sole issue before the court is whether the judgment should be entered in New York in accordance with the full faith and credit provisions of section 1…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc. of Ohio v. Frick Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- SWARB Et Al. v. LENNOX Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Atlas Credit Corp. v. EzrineNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Ohio v. Chattanooga Boiler & Tank Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Paste-Ups Unlimited, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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- Fiore v. Oakwood Plaza Shopping Center, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re PCH AssociatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1990