Lipco Electrical Corp. v. ASG Consulting Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In two related actions, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of contract, the plaintiffs in action No. 1 and the defendants in action No. 2 appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Driscoll, J.), entered February 2, 2012, which *688denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint in action No. 2, pursuant to CPLR 3126 to strike the defendants’ answer in action No. 1, and for an award of sanctions based on the spoliation of evidence.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“[A] contract entered into in violation of a statute is an unlawful undertaking…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Carmine v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Scotto v. MeiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Falcone v. KaragiannisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Cohen v. Jordan Services, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008