Legal Opinion
Rivera v. 999 Realty Management, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 26, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J.), dated November 1, 1996, which granted the defendant’s motion to vacate an order dated October 5, 1992, which determined “all issues of liability” against the defendant upon its default in answering or appearing.
Ordered that the order dated November 1, 1996, is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the order dated October 5, 1992, is reinstated.
We conclude that the Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v. A. C. Dutton Lumber Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Gray v. B. R. Trucking Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Fleetwood Park Corp. v. Jerrick Waterproofing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Central Savannah River Area Resource Development Agency, Inc. v. White Eagle International, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Essex Credit Corp. v. Theodore Tarantini Associates, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by5 opinions
- Kaperonis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Trujillo v. ATA Housing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Nichols v. Abbey Richmond Ambulance Service, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Batista v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- PUM Realty v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001