Legal Opinion

Pelaez v. Westchester Medical Center

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 7, 2005PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for wrongful death, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (DiBlasi, J.), entered May 29, 2003, as denied that branch of her motion which was, in effect, to vacate the dismissal of the complaint with prejudice upon her failure to appear at a court-ordered conference.

Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, that branch of the motion which was, in effect, to vacate the dismissal of the complaint with prejudice is granted, and the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Woodson v. Mendon Leasing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Lopez v. Imperial Delivery Service, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Shaw v. ShawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. Ridge, Inc. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  4. Foley Inc. v. Metropolis Superstructures, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Tragni v. TragniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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