Legal Opinion

Swanson v. Swanson

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 19, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment appealed from and the order of the Appellate Division brought up for review should be reversed, with costs, and the case remitted to Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for a hearing.

We agree with the Appellate Division that, on the record as it now stands, it was established that plaintiff was responsible for payment of the taxes at issue. However, since Supreme Court decided the. matter on a motion to dismiss, before plaintiff had an opportunity to put in her case, it was error to direct judgment for defendant. Plaintiff should be afforded an…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gargano v. V.C.&J. Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. Swanson v. SwansonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. In re O'RourkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. In re O'RourkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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