Legal Opinion
Frangione v. Cordasco
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 23, 1975PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed, without costs, motion granted and action dismissed. Memorandum: The record in this case fails to disclose any sufficient excuse for the delay of more than 20 months in service of a *997complaint following a demand therefor. As we have stated in Huether v Blad (35 AD2d 774, 775), the " 'one asking for excuse for great delay in prosecution comes with a heavy burden of explanation (Goldstein v Wickett, 3 AD2d 135; Walker v Ferri, 5 AD2d 24; Nicotera v Aliasso, 22 AD2d 758; Gino v Syracuse Mem. Hosp., 23 AD2d 964).’ (Hamilton v Dudley, 27 AD2d 701)”. In Bamford v Kaunitz…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sortino v. FisherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- Goldberg v. SoiferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- Hamilton v. DudleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- Delia v. Ramapo General HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Goldstein v. WickettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jones v. County of RensselaerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Solomon v. PerkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976