Berman v. Harold Nye Ford, Inc.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Lowe, III, J.), entered October 18, 1999, which, in an action for personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff when she was struck by a vehicle allegedly leased by defendant-respondent to its codefendant, denied plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a note of issue, and granted defendant-respondent’s cross motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to prosecute, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The action was properly dismissed pursuant to CPLR 3216, plaintiff having failed to show a meritorious cause of action, a reasonable excuse for…