Legal Opinion
Chauvin v. Keniry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Monserrate, J.), entered November 15, 2002 in Saratoga County, which denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.
This case requires us to review different statutory bases for dismissing a matter for want of prosecution. The parties were partners in a law firm which ceased operations in 1983. Their accountant determined the distribution between the parties, with defendants owing plaintiff $1,329.71. A dispute arose over the distribution, leading to commencement of this action in 1988. In April 1993, plaintiff filed a trial note of issue and…
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- Butler v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- McCarthy v. JorgensenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Chauvin v. KeniryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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