Legal Opinion
Dowlah v. Dowlah
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 1, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*676Pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a), a court may vacate an order or judgment on several different grounds, including the fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse party. Here, the plaintiff failed to establish that the money judgment issued in favor of his former wife’s attorneys was procured through fraud or other misconduct (see Gaw v Gaw, 80 AD3d 557, 558 [2011]; Katz v Marra, 74 AD3d 888, 890-891 [2010]; Gamba v Gamba, 253 AD2d 784, 785 [1998]), or that any of the other statutory grounds for vacatur set forth in CPLR 5015 (a) apply (see Alderman v Alderman, 78 AD3d 621 [2010]).…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Woodson v. Mendon Leasing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Guardian Loan Co. v. EarlyNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Katz v. MarraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Galasso, Langione & Botter, LLP v. LiottiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Alderman v. AldermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Shamshovich v. ShvartsmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Barrette v. BarretteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Barrette v. BarretteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Shamshovich v. ShvartsmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013