Legal Opinion
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute v. James Katsikis Environmental Contractors, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eugene L. Nardelli, J.), entered November 16, 1990, which granted plaintiffs motion to amend the complaint by adding a cause of action alleging the unlicensed practice of engineering, in violation of the Education Law, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
On a motion to amend pleadings (CPLR 3025 [b]), the court should examine, but need not decide, the merits of the proposed new pleading unless it is patently insufficient on its face (cf., Strook & Strook & Lavan v Beltramini, 157 AD2d 590; Goldberg v Linden Towers Coop. No. 5, 147 AD2d 672). Once a prima…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Murray v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Stroock v. BeltraminiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Goldberg v. Linden Towers Cooperative No. 5, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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