Dupuis v. Van Natten

Mahoney, J. (dissenting).

In the proper case a defendant guilty of wrongdoing may be denied the right to raise the Statute of Limitations (General Stencils v Chiappa, 18 NY2d 125. See, generally, 1 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, NY Civ Prac, par 201.13; Practice Commentary by Joseph M. McLaughlin, McKinney’s Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, CPLR 201, pp 59-62. Cf. General Obligations Law, § 17-103, subd 4, par b). Whether the principle under which a court may strike the limitation defense be called equitable estoppel or fraudulent concealment, it is well established that a misrepresentation by the defendant…