Legal Opinion
Bergman v. Slater
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 11, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ action based upon the failure of the summons with notice to comply with CPLR 305 (b). "While the words 'personal injury’ may not apprise defendants of the precise legal theory behind plaintiffs’ case, they adequately apprise defendants of the 'nature of the action’ at this stage of the litigation” (Pilla v La Flor De Mayo Express, 191 AD2d 224; cf., Scaringi v Broome Realty Corp., 191 AD2d 223; Drummer v Valeron Corp., 154 AD2d 897, lv denied 75 NY2d 705). (Appeal from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pilla v. La Flor De Mayo Express, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Drummer v. Valeron Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Scaringi v. Elizabeth Broome Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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- Grace v. Bay Crane Service of Long Island, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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