Legal Opinion

Guthartz v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 3, 1984PublishedCited by 1 opinion

APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The appeal should be dismissed upon the ground that the “judgment” appealed from does not finally determine the action within the meaning of the Constitution. Although *633the causes of action contained in the complaint have been finally disposed of, the record shows that a counterclaim is still pending and that it is sufficiently related to the complaint to preclude application of the doctrine of implied severance (see Lizza Inds. v Long Is. Light. Co., 36 NY2d 754).

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wacht-ler, Simons and Kaye concur; Judge Meyer taking no…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lizza Industries, Inc. v. Long Island Lighting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1975

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Dissolution of Honecker & Luttati, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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