Legal Opinion
Serrano v. Flight Motel, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Leo Brown, J.
This is a motion by plaintiff to dismiss defenses of Statute of Limitations and res judicata or collateral estoppel.
By the present action plaintiff seeks damages allegedly caused by the conduct of the defendants in defending a prior action brought by the plaintiff. The prior action sought to recover for injuries resulting from an assault committed in the La Guardia Motel. This action was commenced by the service of a summons in April, 1966, naming an individual and "La Guardia Motel” as the defendants. On April 18, 1966 a notice of appearance and demand for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Schwartz v. Public AdministratorNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Schmidt v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Board of Education v. Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Advance Music Corp. v. American Tobacco Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Morrison v. National Broadcasting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Anderton v. HerringtonIdaho Court of Appeals · 1987
- Sands v. WeingradNew York Supreme Court · 1979