Paisley v. RTS Transportation Systems, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied the motion of third-party defendant to dismiss the third-party complaint on the ground of release, without prejudice to renew the motion following discovery into *974the circumstances surrounding the negotiation and execution of the release (see, Best v Yutaka, 90 NY2d 833, 834). Given the timing of the release and the circumstances surrounding its execution, in particular, the state of the parties’ knowledge at that time, the actual controversy or dispute within the parties’ contemplation, and the consideration…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cahill v. ReganNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Best v. Nemoto YutakaNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Gibli v. KadoshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Stone v. Aronwald & PykettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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