Legal Opinion
La Froscia Construction Corp. v. City of Yonkers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 16, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Restoration of a case to the Trial Calendar subsequent to an automatic dismissal pursuant to CPLR 3404 requires the movant to establish the merit of the action, an excuse for the delay, lack of intention to abandon the action and a lack of prejudice to the nonmoving parties (see, Marco v Sachs, 10 NY2d 542, rearg denied 11 NY2d 766, 798; Hammer v Hochberg, 128 AD2d 834; Ornstein v Kentucky Fried Chicken, 121 AD2d 610).
In the instant case, the plaintiff did not tender any excuse for counsel’s failure to appear for trial on the date the action was marked off the Trial Calendar and the proffered…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Marco v. SachsNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Ornstein v. Kentucky Fried Chicken of Great Neck, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Bergan v. Home for IncurablesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Hammer v. HochbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Stiliho v. FineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
3Cited by4 opinions
- Todd Co. v. BirnbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Wilson v. NembhardtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Mancheno v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Egbert v. Black & Decker, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994