Legal Opinion
Turner v. Turner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 9, 1995No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff served a complaint against defendant Robert Turner, Sr. (Turner) in August 1986 and an amended complaint against him in February 1987. Turner failed to answer either the original or amended complaint, but plaintiff did not move for a default judgment until *911November 1993, almost seven years after service of the amended complaint. Supreme Court properly dismissed the complaint against Turner as abandoned (see, Sanders v Marino Falcone Brick Contr., 133 AD2d 342, 343).
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- Blades v. Butler Cab Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Morton v. MortonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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