Legal Opinion

Pertoso v. Hanna

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

Decided February 13, 2013PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for private nuisance, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lane, J.), entered November 16, 2011, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

In considering a motion to dismiss a complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7), the court must “ ‘accept the facts as alleged in the complaint as true, accord plaintiffs the benefit of every possible favorable inference, and determine only whether the facts as alleged fit within any cognizable…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Sokol v. LeaderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Nonnon v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Ford v. FinkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

3Cited by1 opinion

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